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september 1966

Supreme Court of India · 1966-09-20

MEGHRAJ KOTHARI vs DELIMITATION COMMISSION & ORS.

Citation / case number
SC 1966/60248
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
MEGHRAJ KOTHARI
Respondent
DELIMITATION COMMISSION & ORS.
Author
RAO, K. SUBBA (),HIDAYATULLAH, M.,SIKRI, S.M.,SHELATM.,MITTER, G.K.
Bench
RAO, K. SUBBA (CJ),HIDAYATULLAH, M.,SIKRI, S.M.,SHELAT, J.M.,MITTER, G.K.

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court held that the notification issued by the Delimitation Commission under Section 10(1) of the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962, which reserved Ujjain City for Scheduled Castes, constituted a law relating to the delimitation of constituencies under Article 327 of the Constitution. The Court affirmed that such notifications could not be questioned in any court as per Article 329(a), thereby dismissing the appellant's petition for a writ of certiorari. The ruling emphasized that the legislative intent was to prevent any voter from indefinitely delaying elections through court challenges regarding delimitation.

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