National

SC dismisses petition against Presidential poll

By Our Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI June 17. The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition for a direction to the Election Commission to hold the Presidential election only after fresh and clear guidelines were laid down by the apex court.

A vacation Bench, comprising Justice Ruma Pal and Justice Ashok Bhan, dismissed the petition filed by a Calcutta-based advocate, Ram Chandra Prasad, who contended that under the present guidelines he could not contest the election for the office of President. Under the Commission guidelines, 50 members of the electoral college should propose a candidate and another 50 should second that person. This provision denied him an opportunity to contest the election.

Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

National

News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Entertainment | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary |

Stories in this Section

• Article on PM biased: Govt.
• Army instructional staff told to return from border
• 'Pak. pledge on ultras averted war'
• Thackeray calls on Alexander
• Naidu for Delhi
• No agreement on irrigation charges
• SC dismisses petition against Presidential poll
• Thailand seeks joint ventures with India
• Trinamool readying for another clash with Nitish
• India, China begin talks on Western sector
• Magazine editor asked to approach High Court
• Newspaper readership up, says study
• Delhi, Dhaka want trade hurdles removed
• Sinha to represent India at ACD meet
• Deshmukh gets nod to expand Cabinet
• Rajagopal questions Left stand
• J&K border migrants seek more relief
• Kalam to figure in Rajasthan textbooks
• Owner indicted for fire at footwear factory

Copyright © 2002, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu