https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471178 Article 191 permits a State Legislature to declare that specified offices do not disqualify their holders from legislative membership. In the absence of an express or implied constitutional restriction, that power extends to retrospective exemption, altering the legal consequence of holding the designated office without amending election law. Retrospective validation can therefore preserve an election challenged on an alleged office-of-profit disqualification. The characterisation of a Special Government Pleader's engagement may depend on whether it is a distinct, independently subsisting office or a proceeding-specific assignment. A candidate accused of corrupt practices is a necessary respondent only where that candidate contested the constituency covered by the election petition. en-us Thu, 16 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:23:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471178 Article 191 permits a State Legislature to declare that specified offices do not disqualify their holders from legislative membership. In the absence of an express or implied constitutional restriction, that power extends to retrospective exemption, altering the legal consequence of holding the designated office without amending election law. Retrospective validation can therefore preserve an election challenged on an alleged office-of-profit disqualification. The characterisation of a Special Government Pleader's engagement may depend on whether it is a distinct, independently subsisting office or a proceeding-specific assignment. A candidate accused of corrupt practices is a necessary respondent only where that candidate contested the constituency covered by the election petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471178