Supreme Court of India
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Another
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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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