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Aug 03 2012 (HC)

Sunil Gayaprasad Mishra Vs. Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj University an ...

Court : Mumbai Nagpur

Decided on : Aug-03-2012

..... that authority. once again this decision was rendered on examination and scrutiny of the relevant and material provisions of the statute under consideration, namely, representation of the people act, 1951, section 29 thereof and election symbols (reservation and allotment) order, 1968. therefore, the supreme court held that powers to order ..... vice chancellor, take action to his satisfaction, the vice chancellor shall place before the management council the inspection or inquiry report and explanation furnished or representation made by the management, for its consideration. 47} a perusal of the same would reveal that the vice chancellor has been conferred powers which ..... granted to the recommendations of the selection committee for appointment of a lecturer in an affiliated college-in particular reference to the petitioner. the said representation/appeal was preferred on 29th july 2008. 13} the petitioner further states that from 29th july 2008 onwards, nothing was heard from the .....

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Jul 20 2012 (HC)

Venkat Ram Reddy Reddygari and Another Vs. Arikala Narsa Reddy and Oth ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Decided on : Jul-20-2012

Reported in : 2012(5)ALT499

..... this petition.) this election petition relates to the election of member of legislative council from 18-nizamabad local authority constituency, nizamabad and it is filed under the representation of people act, 1951. 2. reddygari. venkatram reddy, the petitioner herein, who lost the election by one vote, filed the present election petition. 3. in ..... the returning officers in the hand book. these instructions or guidelines according to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner having been issued basing on the representation of people act, 1951, the conduct of election rules, 1961 and the judgments of the supreme court, are binding on the returning officers. chapter xii of ..... it is submitted that since the instructions have been issued in exercise of quasi-judicial power of election commission in terms of provisions of the representation of people act it was incumbent upon the returning officer to follow the instructions contained in the hand book. in the judgments 2 and 3 referred above .....

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Jul 10 2012 (HC)

V.D.S.R.Re.Rolling Mill. Vs. the Special Commissioner and Commissioner ...

Court : Chennai

Decided on : Jul-10-2012

..... cause notice from the revenue department, for cancellation of assignment. as the power of attorney has been obtained by fraud and misrepresentation, they submitted a representation to the 1st respondent therein. subsequently, they filed a suit before the learned district munsif court, alandur, to declare that the sale deed executed ..... to minimise the inequalities in income, and endeavour to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities, not only amongst individuals but also amongst groups of people residing in different areas or engaged in different vocations. 39. certain principles of policy to be followed by the state. the state shall, in particular ..... development. article 46 of the constitution mandates the state to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, and, in particular, of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and shall protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation. political .....

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Jun 29 2012 (HC)

Vasudeva Menon and Others Vs. M/S. K.J. Plantation

Court : Kerala

Decided on : Jun-29-2012

..... forward by defendant no.1 was throughout understood by the plaintiffs to be that it was the belief induced in him by the representation of plaintiff no.3 which made him accept the title of defendant no.1 as being exclusive. in this view of the matter ..... pleadings. a combined reading of paragraphs 14 and 16 of the written statement, however, furnishes a complete answer to the contention. the representation said to have been made by plaintiff no.1 is set out in paragraph 14 while the plea that she was estopped from contesting ..... "the active consent and approval of plaintiff no.1" and not in so many words with the said representation. it can also not be disputed that defendant no.1 did not specifically state that he purchased the disputed property in the belief ..... that the representation was true and that he would not have entered into the transaction but for that belief. this undoubtedly the written .....

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Jun 22 2012 (HC)

Tata Motors Limited and anr. Vs. the State of West Bengal and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Decided on : Jun-22-2012

..... held as follows:-“40. regulation 16(4) provides that the council shall on the consideration of the report and the further report, if any, and the representation of the member, record its findings.”“51. it is true that this court in interpreting the constitution enjoys a freedom which is not available in interpreting a ..... in paragraph 7. he submitted that the court must not seek an unnecessary confrontation with the legislature, particularly since the legislature consists of representatives elected by the people. a court can declare a statute to be unconstitutional when there can be no manner of doubt that it is flagrantly unconstitutional and there is no way ..... impugned act relates is taking over tata motor’s leasehold comprising land by acquisition and the simultaneous vesting in state for returning the land to some unidentified people alleged to be unwilling owners for the purpose of conferring unencumbered title to them.61. mr. pal further submitted that acquisition is the only mechanism .....

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Jun 22 2012 (HC)

Tata Motors Limited and Others Vs. the State of West Bengal and Others

Court : Kolkata

Decided on : Jun-22-2012

..... held as follows:- “40. regulation 16(4) provides that the council shall on the consideration of the report and the further report, if any, and the representation of the member, record its findings.” “51. it is true that this court in interpreting the constitution enjoys a freedom which is not available in interpreting a statue ..... in paragraph 7. he submitted that the court must not seek an unnecessary confrontation with the legislature, particularly since the legislature consists of representatives elected by the people. a court can declare a statute to be unconstitutional when there can be no manner of doubt that it is flagrantly unconstitutional and there is no way ..... “para86 at page 313 of the said judgment although there exists a presumption that an act is constitutional and that legislature understands and appreciates needs of the people, but when the law is ex facie discriminatory or arbitrary or violative of any other provisions of the constitution or a law laid down by the supreme .....

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Jun 20 2012 (HC)

Devarajan Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Decided on : Jun-20-2012

Reported in : 2012(3)KLT149; 2012(3)KHC60; 2012(3)KLJ241

..... the election to the last lok sabha election from ponnani constituency. an affidavit was also sworn to and produced with his nomination paper as mandated by section 33a of the representation of peoples act, 1951 (for short r.p. act). that affidavit contained a false averment and the form 2a filed with nomination contained false statement, suppression of his previous conviction in ..... his nomination paper. 33 a of the r.p. act is a salutary provision introduced in the statute by amendment pursuant to the judgment rendered by the apex court in peoples union for civil liberties (pucl) v. union of india, air 2003 sc 2363, which, among other directions mandated disclosure of the past criminal record of a candidate who contest the .....

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Jun 01 2012 (HC)

Mrs. Kavitha Mahesh Vs. Chief Election Commissioner and Others

Court : Karnataka

Decided on : Jun-01-2012

..... as under:“decision of returning officer accepting or rejecting the nomination paper.i have examined this nomination paper in accordance with section 36 of the representation of the people act, 1951, and decide as follows:date:………….. returning officer”does indicate that the returning officer has the discretion to reject a nomination paper even ..... is warranted to ensure fair-play, equal opportunity and practical possibilities of adhering to the procedure.an election petition though is a creature of the representation of people act, 1951, and being a petition at the instance of an aggrieved persons with regard to the validity of the declaration of election result, ..... paper at the threshold by the 4threspondent is illegal and improper and direct r1 to initiate suitable disciplinary action against r4 as per provisions of representation of people act. 1951 so that it serves as a deterrent and discourage such officers from violating the statutory law and helps in upholding the constitutional rights .....

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Jun 01 2012 (HC)

Kavitha Mahesh Vs. Chief Election Commissioner and ors

Court : Karnataka

Decided on : Jun-01-2012

..... as under:“decision of returning officer accepting or rejecting the nomination paper.i have examined this nomination paper in accordance with section 36 of the representation of the people act, 1951, and decide as follows:date:………….. returning officer”does indicate that the returning officer has the discretion to reject a nomination paper even ..... as is warranted to ensure fair-play, equal opportunity and practical possibilities of adhering to the procedure.an election petition though is a creature of the representation of people act, 1951, and being a petition at the instance of an aggrieved persons with regard to the validity of the declaration of election result, ..... at the threshold by the 4th respondent is illegal and improper and direct r1 to initiate suitable disciplinary action against r4 as per provisions of representation of people act. 1951 so that it serves as a deterrent and discourage such officers from violating the statutory law and helps in upholding the constitutional rights .....

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Apr 26 2012 (HC)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and ors. Vs. the Tamil Nadu State Election C ...

Court : Chennai

Decided on : Apr-26-2012

..... vs. bishnu deo bhandari [2012(3) scc 314], held that mere non-compliance of the provisions of the constitution or breach of the provisions of the representation of people act would not result in automatic invalidation of the election of the returned candidate. the relevant observation reads thus:-"a mere non-compliance or breach of the constitution ..... mentioned that here in this case non-compliance with the provisions of the representation of the people act, 1951 and the elections rules of 1961 was by the officers, who were in charge of the conduct of the election and not by the ..... void automatically:-97.the supreme court in kalyan kumar gogoi v. ashutosh agnihotri, (2011) 2 scc 532, held that non-compliance of the provisions of the representation of people act by officers who were in charge of the election would not render the election of the returned candidate void. the supreme court observed:-"23.it may be .....

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