Supreme Court of India

Laxmi Kant Bajpai v. Hazi Yaqoob & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 16 S.C.R. 526
Bench D.K. Jain and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 15 December 2009

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Election Laws - Election to State Assembly- Challenged on the ground that electoral roll containing names from 21 localities were in contravention of order of de/imitation - Election petition dismissed by High Court - On appeal, held: Election not liable to be declared void - Electoral roll was prepared on the basis of delimitation order - Courts cannot decide any issue relating to issuance or revision of an electoral roll - The remedy lies in the procedure laid down in the prescribed rules - In absence of a fresh order of de/imitation issued by delimitation Commission, Election Commission

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