Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-01
K. Prabhakaran vs P. Jayarajan
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3393
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- K. Prabhakaran
- Respondent
- P. Jayarajan
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, Brijesh Kumar, H.K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The case concerns the disqualification of an elected member of the Legislative Assembly under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The primary legal issue is whether a person is disqualified if the total aggregate sentence for multiple convictions exceeds two years, even if each individual sentence is less than two years. The matter has been referred to a Constitution Bench for a definitive determination on the interpretation of the disqualification criteria.