Supreme Court of India · 1985-05-08
DR. P. NALLA THAMPY TERAH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1979/62727
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DR. P. NALLA THAMPY TERAH
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Bench
- CHANDRACHUD, Y.V. ((CJ),BHAGWATI, P.N.,DESAI, D.A.,SEN, AMARENDRA NATH ,ERADI, V. BALAKRISHNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld Explanation 1 to Section 77(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, ruling it does not violate Article 14. The Court found that the classification of political parties and individuals as a group for expenditure purposes is reasonable and serves the statute's objective. The petitioner's claims regarding unlimited spending and discrimination were dismissed, affirming the legislative intent to allow political parties to support candidates financially without being classified as candidate expenditure.