https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294736 A statutory tenure clause allowing members to continue in office until successors are duly elected or nominated was construed as a stopgap measure to prevent a vacancy in the functioning of the Central Council, not as permission for indefinite continuance. Applying the presumption of constitutionality and a construction that gives the provision practical effect, the Court found no violation of Articles 14 and 16 and rejected the constitutional challenge. It also interpreted the statutory scheme to require timely elections within the five-year term, and in exceptional cases, completion within three months after expiry, to prevent perpetual holdover and secure regular constitution of the Council. en-us Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294736 A statutory tenure clause allowing members to continue in office until successors are duly elected or nominated was construed as a stopgap measure to prevent a vacancy in the functioning of the Central Council, not as permission for indefinite continuance. Applying the presumption of constitutionality and a construction that gives the provision practical effect, the Court found no violation of Articles 14 and 16 and rejected the constitutional challenge. It also interpreted the statutory scheme to require timely elections within the five-year term, and in exceptional cases, completion within three months after expiry, to prevent perpetual holdover and secure regular constitution of the Council. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294736