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N. P. Ponnuswami v. Returning Officer, Namakkal Constituency and Others

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Bench M. Patanjali Sastri J.
Decided 21 January 1952

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that in view of the provisions of articles 329 (b) of the Constitu- tion and sec. 80 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the High Court had no jurisdiction to interfere with the order of the Returning Officer. The word uelection" has by long usage in connection with the process of selection of proper representatives in democratic institutions acquired both a wide and a narrow meaning. In the ,_ '· 4' .. ..…

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Of those, 3 referred to · 11 mentioned

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