Supreme Court of India
Harnek Singh v. Charanjit Singh and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that it was not a fit case where the High Court should have exercised its writ jurisdiction.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Election Laws: Punjab Panchayati Raj Act-Punjab Panchayat Election Rules-Rules 31 and 45(1)-Punjab State Election Commission Act-Section 89- Constitution of India, 1950-Artic/e 226-Election-For the Post a/Chairman, Gram Panchayat-Date of re-polling-Fixed by Returning Officer Challenged as having been fvced without authority-Writ Petition challenging the election allowed-Jn appeal maintainability of writ petition against election questioned-Held: High Court should not have exercised its writ jurisdiction against elecpon dispute-J~risdiction under Article 226 being discretionary in nature,
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to
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