STATE OF ORRISSA vs BHUPENDRA KUMAR BOSE

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Orissa Ordinance 1 of 1959, which aimed to cure the defects in the electoral rolls and validate the elections for the Cuttack Municipality. The Court found that the ordinance did not violate Article 14 of the Constitution, as it did not discriminate against any individual and served a broader purpose of validating elections across multiple municipalities. Additionally, the ordinance was deemed consistent with Article 254(1) as it did not conflict with existing Central laws, thus affirming the elections held despite the High Court's earlier ruling.