HARIPRASAD MULSHANKER TRIVEDI vs V. B. RAJU AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the question of whether a candidate is ordinarily resident in a constituency, as per Section 19 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, is not a jurisdictional fact subject to judicial review. The Court emphasized that Parliament intended to exclude judicial review in such matters, as reflected in the Representation of the People Act, 1951, particularly Sections 2(1)(e) and 30. Consequently, the High Court's decision to question the Registration Officer's determination was rejected, affirming the legislative intent to limit court intervention in electoral roll matters.