Tassadiq Hussain vs Mohd. Rashid Qureshi & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court declaring the election of the appellant void under Section 123 of the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957. The Court found that the appellant, being a resident of Rajouri, was ineligible to contest for the reserved seat for Poonch District as mandated by Section 50(3) of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir. The Court affirmed the High Court's proclamation of the respondent No. 1 as the duly elected candidate for the Legislative Council seat.