Supreme Court of India

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Another

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Reported as [2023] 5 S.C.R. 701
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and J. B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 2 February 2023

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we are of the view that no relief can be granted in these proceedings.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Representation of the People Act, 1951: s. 33(7) – Constitutional validity of –s. 33(7) permitting person to contest from more than one constituency for the same office simu ltaneously – Plea that a person should not be permitted to conte st from more than one seat at a time – Held: Such relief cannot be granted – Permittinga candidate to contest from more than one seat in a Parliamentary election or at an election to the Sta te Legislative Assembly is a matter of legislative policy – Thisis a matter where Parliament is legitimately entitled to make legisla tive choices and enact or amend

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