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Section 150 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Section 151 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Election Commission Of India Through ... vs Ashok Kumar & Ors on 30 August, 2000
The Supreme Court has echoed this approach in Election
Commission of India v Ashok Kumar.4
Pramod Laxman Gudadhe vs Election Commission Of India on 9 May, 2018
In paragraph 18 of the decision in Gudadhe's case, the
Supreme Court held that the command of Section 151A is to hold
the election within a period of six month from the date the casual
vacancy occurs (if the remainder of the term is not less than one
year counted from the date the vacancy occurred). The legislative
intent, the Supreme Court held, is not keep a constituency
unrepresented.
Digvijay Mote vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 16 August, 1993
17. The ECI is not only vested but charged with the duty to
conduct elections. It is a constitutional requirement. The exercise of
powers of the ECI have never been held to be exempted from
judicial review. The power of the ECI is not, in the words of the
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Sughosh Joshi v Election Commission of India & Ors
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Supreme Court in Digvijay Mote v Union of India & Ors,3 unbridled.
Judicial review is always permissible especially when the statutory
body's acts affect public law rights and remedies. Wednesbury
reasonableness might well be one of the factors to be taken into
account.
Rahul Gandhi vs Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi on 4 August, 2023
1 See: Rahul Gandhi v Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi & Anr, 2023 SCC OnLine
SC 929.
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