Himachal Pradesh Court January 1983 Judgments
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ikhlaq Mohamed and anr. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and anr.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-11-1983
Vyas Dev Misra, C.J. 1. The petitioners have moved this Court for a direction to the respondents to issue them the passports. 2. The petitioners, who are Muslims, applied for passports on 8th Jan., 1981 to the Passport Officer, Chandigarh. The applications were complete in all respects. They were also supported by verification certificates issued by Miss Shyama Sharma, M.L.A., Nahan, District Sirmur. It may be noticed, that the petitioners are also residents of Nahan, District Sirmur. However, they did not hear anything from the Passport Officer. In Aug 1982, that is, after waiting for about 19 months, they started writing to the Passport Officer reminding him of their passport applications. Nothing moved the Passport Officer. He did not even care to acknowledge their letters. Ultimately, they were forced to knock at the door of this Court. 3. The present petition was filed in the Registry on 14th Dec. 1982. On the same day a copy of the petition was delivered to the Central Government...
Rikhi Ram Kaundal Vs. Shri Ganu Ram and ors.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-07-1983
ORDERT.R. Handa, J.1. During the last generalelections to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha held in May 1982, the petitioner Shri Rikhi Ram Kaundal and all the four respondents, Sarvshri Ganu Ram, Banta Ram, Ram Parkash and Niku Ram were in the field to contest the seat from 23-Gehrwin Assembly Constituency. This seat is reserved for scheduled caste candidates only. Shri Ganu Ram respondent No. 1 polled 7477 votes which being the highest number of votes polled by any candidate, he was declared elected. The petitioner who trailed immediately behind secured 6901 votes. There is nothing on the record to show the number of votes secured by the other three candidates.2. The petitioner who had contested the election as an independent candidate has brought the present election petition under Sections 81, 100 and, 101 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (hereinafter called 'the Act'), praying that the election of respondent No. 1 be declared void. A further prayer initially made in t...
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