https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303368 The SC held that the right to vote in Cantonment Board elections is purely statutory and depends on lawful residence under the Cantonment Act, 2006. Reading "resident" narrowly and in context with the prohibition on unauthorised construction, it found that persons occupying illegally constructed or unauthorised houses are not qualified for enrolment as electors. Rule 10(3) of the Cantonment Electoral Rules, 2007, requiring the roll to be arranged by house numbers, was held consistent with that statutory scheme and capable of excluding such occupants. The Court also held that a writ petition challenging inclusion or exclusion in the electoral roll was maintainable despite the election petition remedy. en-us Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:32:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303368 The SC held that the right to vote in Cantonment Board elections is purely statutory and depends on lawful residence under the Cantonment Act, 2006. Reading "resident" narrowly and in context with the prohibition on unauthorised construction, it found that persons occupying illegally constructed or unauthorised houses are not qualified for enrolment as electors. Rule 10(3) of the Cantonment Electoral Rules, 2007, requiring the roll to be arranged by house numbers, was held consistent with that statutory scheme and capable of excluding such occupants. The Court also held that a writ petition challenging inclusion or exclusion in the electoral roll was maintainable despite the election petition remedy. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303368