Supreme Court of India

Tassadiq Hussain v. Mohd. Rashid Qureshi and Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 15 S.C.R. 591
Bench J.M. Panchal and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 23 November 2010

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For the reasons mentioned above, this Court does not find any substance in the appeal.

Judgment, page 28

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Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, 1957 - s.50(3) - Eligibility to contest election - Expression "a resident of Poonch District" in proviso to sub-Section (3) of s.50 - Interpretation of - Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir - Election process for filling up reserved seat for resident of Poonch District - Three candidates including appellant, a resident of District Rajouri - Whether appellant, being a resident of District Rajouri, was ineligible to contest the election for the seat reserved for a resident of Poonch District , - Held, Yes - The word 'resident of Poonch District' in its .

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