https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182923 The Supreme Court of India held that the Election Commission was not bound to issue a bye-election notification immediately on a legislator's resignation where an election petition challenging the same election and seeking further relief was still pending. Section 150(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 had to be read harmoniously with the election-petition provisions, including the power to seek a declaration that another candidate was duly elected. Immediate action could create conflicting claims to the same seat, so the Commission could await disposal of the petition before acting under Section 150(1). en-us Fri, 27 Jan 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 May 2016 17:44:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182923 The Supreme Court of India held that the Election Commission was not bound to issue a bye-election notification immediately on a legislator's resignation where an election petition challenging the same election and seeking further relief was still pending. Section 150(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 had to be read harmoniously with the election-petition provisions, including the power to seek a declaration that another candidate was duly elected. Immediate action could create conflicting claims to the same seat, so the Commission could await disposal of the petition before acting under Section 150(1). Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Jan 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182923