https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193846 Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was construed in light of the 1961 amendments and the related anti-sectarian provisions to preserve the secular character of elections. The majority held that the provision is quasi-criminal and requires strict reading, but that its purpose supports a contextual interpretation: the pronoun "his" refers to the religion, race, caste, community or language of the candidate or rival candidate, not the voter. A separate provision, Section 123(3A), addresses promotion of enmity between classes of citizens. The dissent took the broader view that the voter is also covered by "his". en-us Mon, 02 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:10:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193846 Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was construed in light of the 1961 amendments and the related anti-sectarian provisions to preserve the secular character of elections. The majority held that the provision is quasi-criminal and requires strict reading, but that its purpose supports a contextual interpretation: the pronoun "his" refers to the religion, race, caste, community or language of the candidate or rival candidate, not the voter. A separate provision, Section 123(3A), addresses promotion of enmity between classes of citizens. The dissent took the broader view that the voter is also covered by "his". Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193846