SURESH SETH vs COMMNR., INDORE MUNCIPAL CORPN. .

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court's order which upheld the dismissal of an election petition against Kailash Vijayvargiya, elected Mayor under the M.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1956. The Court noted that the term of the Mayor had expired, rendering the appeal infructuous. The Court declined to issue directions for legislative amendments regarding simultaneous holding of elected offices, emphasizing that such matters are for the legislature to decide, citing the precedent in Supreme Court Employees Welfare Association vs. Union of India (1989) 4 SCC 187.