Supreme Court of India

Lok Prahari v. Union of India & Ors

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Reported as [2023] 7 S.C.R. 357
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and J. B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 27 March 2023

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In view of the above discussion, we find no merit in the petition.

Judgment, page 9

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Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 – Rule 39-AA – Representation of the People Act, 1951 – ss. 59, 94 and 128(1), amended by Act of 2003 – Challenge to r. 39-AA – Petitio ner has challenged the constitutional validity of rule 39-AA on the ground that the said rule violates Art. 80(4), Art.14 of the Constituti on and is also contrary to s.123 of the Representation of t he People Act, 1951 – Held: The Constitution Bench in Kuldip Nayar v. U nion of India held that after the amendment, voting to the Council of States has undergone a material change and that the norm of voting by a secret ballot has

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