https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172863 The Supreme Court upheld the Chairman's decision that the petitioner was disqualified from the Bihar Legislative Council membership. The Court emphasized that Rules 6 and 7 were directory, not mandatory, and the principles of natural justice were not breached. By contesting as an independent candidate, the petitioner voluntarily gave up Congress Party membership, leading to disqualification under the Tenth Schedule. The Court dismissed the writ petition, affirming the disqualification decision. en-us Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172863 The Supreme Court upheld the Chairman's decision that the petitioner was disqualified from the Bihar Legislative Council membership. The Court emphasized that Rules 6 and 7 were directory, not mandatory, and the principles of natural justice were not breached. By contesting as an independent candidate, the petitioner voluntarily gave up Congress Party membership, leading to disqualification under the Tenth Schedule. The Court dismissed the writ petition, affirming the disqualification decision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172863