SARASWATI DEVI vs SHANTI DEVI

The Supreme Court addressed the election dispute for the President of the Municipal Committee, Loharu, under the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973. It held that the election of the President must comply with Section 10(5) of the Act, which mandates that the office be filled by rotation among members of various categories, including Scheduled Castes and women. The Court ruled that the notification by the local government to reserve the President's seat for Scheduled Castes was valid, thereby upholding the election of the appellant from the Scheduled Castes category.