Supreme Court of India
Lakshmi Charan Sen and Ors Etc. v. A.K.M. Hassan Uzzaman and Ors. Etc.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the directions issued by the Election Commission, though binding upon the Chief Electoral Officers, cannot be treated as if they are law, the violation of which could result in the invalidation of the election, either generally, or specifically in the case of an individual.
Judgment, page 18
From the headnote
writ petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court claiming the following reliefs: (1) That the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer be restrained from acting, either by themselves or through their subordinates, in pursuance of the instructions or directions issued by them from time to time; (ii) that they should be restrained from scoring out any names from the electoral rolls which were finally published; (iii) that they should be restrained from issuing or publishing any notification under s. 15 (2) of the Representation of People Act of 1951 without preparing the…
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