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In Re: V. Chakkarai Chettiar
Court: Chennai
Decided on: May-15-1952
Reported in: AIR1953Mad96; (1952)2MLJ894
ORDERChandra Reddi, J.1. This application is by a member of the Legislative Council to call upon the respondent to show cause why writ in the nature of Quo Warranto should not be issued against him to show by what authority he claims to bo a member of the Madras Legislative Council. Through the medium of this writ, the applicant calls in question the validity of the nomination of the respondent made by His Excellency the Governor of Madras on the 31st March 1952 in G.O. Ms. No. 1005 Public (Elections). The subject matter of these proceedings runs as follows:'In pursuance of Clauses (3)(e) and (5) of Article 171 of the Constitution of India, I, Sri Prakasa, Governor of Madras, hereby nominate the following persons to be members of the Madras Legislative Council: 1. Sri Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, 2. Janab Mahammad Usman, 3. Sri Vellapuram Bhashyam Aiyangar, 4. Sri Omandur P. Ramaswami Reddiar.' 2. The applicant urges that this order nominating the respondent is invalid for two reasons...
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