Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : AIR1990AP20
..... relevant statutory provisions do not empower the courts to award injunctions to restrain persons from sitting as members.....'.(the expression 'relevant statutory provisions' refers to (i) representation of the people act, 1949, part iii, which provides for a petition to the election court against validity of an election to the house of commons, which says that ..... exercise of their rights as citizens.....'.reference was made to s. 54(2) of the indian income-tax act, 1922 and s. 128(1) of the representation of the people act, 1951, by way of illustration. on the same principle, and having due regard to the high status and the political nature of the office of ..... impartial in action, but also in appearance. let us now analyse the code. it says :(a) a minister shall observe the provisions of the constitution, the representation of the people act. 1959, and any other law for thetime being in force;(b) before taking office as a minister, suchperson shall --(i) disclose to the prime minister, .....
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Reported in : [1986]60CompCas568(AP)
..... that the first defendant was treated as successor-in-interest of the original lessee. these facts clearly disclose that his is not a case of a mere acquiescence without any representation by words or conduct but the plaintiffs and their predecessors-in-title have accepted the assignment in whatever manner the original lessee did to the first defendant and received the ..... doctrine of acquiescence operating as an estoppel was founded on fraud. acquiescence differs from estoppel in that for acquiescence it is not necessary that a person should have made any representation by words or conduct that he did not intend to enforce his rights. (see proctor v. bennis, [1887] 36 ch 740 bown l.j. this doctrine is intended to relieve .....
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Reported in : AIR1976AP375
..... public order observed at page 967 of the report thus :---'........... the section, it must be noted, penalises any spoken or written words or signs or visible representations etc., which have the effect of bringing or which attempt to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by ..... feelings of disaffection to the government is thus equivalent to an attempt to produce hatred of government as established by law, to excite political discontent and alienate the people from the allegiance.'82. in the same case, ranade, j., also defining 'disaffection' said that it means 'a feeling which tends to bring the government ..... who are responsible for the maintenance of law and order.90. in the third one, the principles professed and practised by naxalites were commended and the people were exhorted to sharpen their axes and sickles to cut down the pests and the leeches on the lines taught by nexalite leaders like santhal of naxalbury, .....
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Reported in : AIR1964AP530
..... practices to establish the commission of such practices, beyond a reasonable doubt since, allegations as to corrupt practices within the contemplation of section 123 of the representation of the people act are of a quasi-criminal character, very strict proof is necessary to bring home the charge as in a criminal case.52. this principle finds ..... samithi of manopad with the object of influencing those voters all of which constitute corrupt practices within the terms of section 123(1)(b) of the representation of the people act and that he arranged meetings of his election campaign at several places some of which were addressed by the then chief minister, within twenty four ..... respondent, who secured 20,548 valid votes, the margin between the two being only 167.3. the respondent presented a petition under section 81 of the representation of the people act, 1951 challenging lie validity of this election and for a declaration that he was duly elected inter alia on the ground that the appellant got a .....
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