Supreme Court of India

Ratanlal Nath Etc. v. State of Tripura and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1997] 2 S.C.R. 475
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy J.
Decided 25 February 1997

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we set aside the judgment of the High Court G declaring proviso (ii) to sub-rule (3) of Rule, 3, proviso (ii) to sub-rule ( 4) of Rule 6 and proviso (ii) to clause (c) of sub-rule (4) of Rule 8 of the Tripura Panchayats (Delimitation of Constituencies).

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Article 243(f)-Definition of popula­ tion--Population means the population as ascertained at the last preceeding census of which relevant figures have been published. c Election Laws : Tripura Panchayats Act, 1993/Tripura Panchayats (Delimitation of Constituencies) Rules 1993--Sections 2(32), 176, 177, 183, 228---R.ules 3(3) Proviso (ii), 6(4) Proviso (ii); 8(4)(c) Proviso (iiT-Deter­ mination of numbers ofSC!ST members to be elected on the basis of any other authenticated recor~When census figures not available for any area of Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Samiti/Zila

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