Supreme Court of India

Yogendra Singh Tomar v. Bar Council for Uttarakhand and Others

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Reported as [2013] 17 S.C.R. 559
Bench Anil R. Dave J.
Decided 17 December 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that there should be a fresh election for the post of the Chairman and it should be open to all the eligible candidates E to contest.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Bar Council of Uttarakhand Election Rules, 2009 - Rules 20, 22 and Form !Rules for Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman, 2009 - State Bar Council - Election to the post of Chairman - Three of the ballots rejected by Returning Officer - Respondent No. 3 declared elected - Appellant challenged the election and sought for recounting, treating the rejected votes in his favour - Single Judge of High Court personally examining the rejected ballots , declared them valid in favour of the appellant - Division Bench of High Court held that rejection of the ballots by Returning Officer could not have

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