Supreme Court of India

Abhiram Singh v. C.D. Commachen (dead) by Lrs. & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 1 S.C.R. 158
Bench T.S. Thakur J.
Decided 2 January 2017

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Judgment, page 103

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Representation of the People Act, 1951: s. 123 (3) (as amended in 1961) - Interpretation of - Held: Majority View: The Act being a statute that enables to cherish and strengthen democratic ideals should be interpreted in a manner that assists the elector or 1he electorate and not that assists the candidates - Keeping in view the social context in which sub-section (3) of s.123 was enacted and today's social and technological context, ii is absolutely necesswy to give a broad and purposive interpretation rather than a literal or strict interpretation - The provisions under sub-section (3) are

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