Supreme Court of India

Suman Devi v. Manisha Devi and Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 10 S.C.R. 26
Bench Dipak Misra and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 21 August 2018
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What the Court ordered

We hold that the election petition filed by the first respondent shall stand dismissed There shall be no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 – s. 176 – Elect ion petition – Applicability of Limitation Act, when appeal f iled after the period prescribed under the Act – Held: Election pet ition must be filed within a period of 30 days of the date of the dec laration of results – Said period cannot be extended – Provision of s. 1 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is clearly excluded – Election petition w hich is filed after the prescribed period is barred by Limitation and is liable to be dismissed – On facts, grant of liberty to file a fresh election petition cannot obviate the bar of limitation – Fresh

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 not applicable

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