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march 1955

Supreme Court of India · 1955-03-22

SANGRAM SINGH vs ELECTION TRIBUNAL, KOTAH,BHUREY LAL BAYA.

Citation / case number
SC 1954/90334
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
SANGRAM SINGH
Respondent
ELECTION TRIBUNAL, KOTAH,BHUREY LAL BAYA.
Bench
BOSE, VIVIAN

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court ruled that despite Section 105 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which states that orders of Election Tribunals are final, both the High Court and Supreme Court retain the jurisdiction to review the legality of tribunal actions under Articles 226 and 136 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the legality of actions taken by inferior tribunals is subject to review and cannot be conclusively determined by those tribunals. The judgment clarified that the High Courts should exercise their discretionary powers judiciously and not merely as appellate courts for correcting errors of law that do not result in injustice.

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