Supreme Court of India

Rabali Singh & Ors. v. Shayamlal & Ors.

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Decided 29 March 1972

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What the Court ordered

In the result this appeal is allowed and- the order of the High Court is set aside and the Writ Petition is dismissed.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

According to Rule 13 framed under Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961, a candidate for election to the Municipal Council shall deliver to the supervising officer a nomination paper completed in Form IV and the relevant column in Form IV required the candidate to mention the "name and number of the Ward". Further, sub-rule (IV) of Rule 13 provided that the ’supervising officers shall not reject any nomination paper on the ground of any defect which is not of substantial character High Court in a writ petition set aside the elections of 6 persons to the ’Municipal Council on the ground that…

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