Supreme Court of India

Javed and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 947

Bench R.C. Lahoti, Ashok Bhan and Arun Kumar JJ.

Decided 30 July 2003

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From the headnote

Panchayats and Zila Parishads: Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994-Sections 175(/)(q) and 177(1) Provisions disqualifying person having more than two children from contesting for, or holding elective office in Panchayats-Constitutional validity of-Held: Provisions intra vires the Constitution being salutary and in public interest Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14, 21 and 25. Constitution of India, 1950: Article 14-Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994-Sections 175(/)(q) and 177(1)-Provisions disqualifying person having more than two children from contesting for, or holding elective office in

Authorities it was built on

1981 Air Indja Etc. Etc. v. Nergesh Meerza & Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 22
1994 State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. v. Ananthi Ammal and Ors. cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2023 Union of India and Ors. v. Cosmo Films Limited relied on
2015 Rajbala & Others v. State of Haryana & Others relied on
2015 Khursheed Ahmad Khan v. State of U.P. & Ors. relied on
2015 Krishnamoorthy v. Sivakumar & Ors. relied on
2022 Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors followed
2025 Vijaya Kumari S & Another v. Union of India referred to
2024 IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus referred to
2023 C.S. Gopalakrishnan Etc. v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Others referred to
2021 Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2019 State of Bihar & Ors. v. The Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle Committee, Munger & Ors. referred to
2017 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others referred to
2013 Jagdish Prasad Sharma Etc. Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 1 followed · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned

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