Supreme Court of India
Union Territory of Ladakh & Ors. v. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that it would be appropriate if in the interim and pending a fi nal decision on making a reference (if at all) to a larger Bench , the High Courts be requested not to deal with any cases relating to the interpretation of or concerning Section 24 of the Right to Fair Co mpensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
Judgment, page 28
From the headnote
Issue for consideration: High Court whether justifi ed in dismissing the appeal fi led by appellants and upholding the interim order of Single Judge directing them to notify the symbol allotted to Respondent no.1 (R1) and allow the candidates set up by it to contest in the then-upcoming General Elections of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil on the reserved election symbol (plough) already allotted to it. Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 – Paragraphs 9, 10, 10( ), 12 – Denial of the Plough symbol to respondent no.1 – Impropriety: Held: R1 was before
Authorities it was built on
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- 1997 L. Chandra Kumar Etc. Etc. v. The Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 1954 Durga Shankar Mehta v. Thakur Raghuraj Singh and Others.
- 1980 Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2017 Kalpana Mehta and Others v. Union of India and Others
- 2019 Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
- 2016 Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
- 1996 Boddula Krishnaiah and Anr. v. State Election Commissioner, A.P. and Ors.
- 2012 Ashok Sadarangani & Anr. v. Union of !noia & Ors.
- 1977 All Party Hill Leaders' Conference, Shillong v. Captain M.A. Sangma & Ors.
- 2019 High Court of Tripura through the Registrar General v. Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee & Ors.
- 2019 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (dmk) v. Secretary Governors Secretariat and Ors.
- 2021 State of Goa & Anr. v. Fouziya Imtiaz Shaikh & Anr.
- 2023 Sanjay Dubey v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another
- 2020 Laxmibai v. The Collector, Nanded & Ors.
- 2006 Kailash v. State of M.P.
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- 2025 A. Raja v. D. Kumar
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