Supreme Court of India

Dattatraya Maruti Bawalekar and Ors. v. Pandurang Dagadu Parte

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Reported as [1998] 3 S.C.R. 55
Bench S.C. Agrawal Ands. Rajendra Babu J.
Decided 29 April 1998

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Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1986- Section 3(1) and 3(2)-Elected Members of Council-Disqualification of­ Nine independent elected members out of total of seventeen form themselves into a front-Members incur disqualification on joining political party after election-Section 3(2) makes no distinction between a person belonging to a political party and a person who is elected as an independent-Held: independent councillor joining political party after election or formation of new front would attract disqualification from being a councillor. The appellants contested

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