Supreme Court of India

Ashraf Kokkur v. K.V. Abdul Khader Etc.

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Bench Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph JJ.
Decided 29 August 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the election petition having disclosed a cause of action, it should not, have been thrown out af the threshold.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: 0.7, r. 11 (a) - Cause of action - Election petition - c Challenging the election· of returned candidate to State Legislative Assembly -. On the ground of disqualification as he was holding office of profit, i.e. Chairperson of Kera/a State Wakf Board - Petition dismissed by High Court holding that it did not disclose a complete cause of action or a triable issue - Held: The inquiry under 0.…

Where later benches applied it

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