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Presidential Elections in India: Contested Cases and Challenges, Essays (university) of Law of Torts

Indian ConstitutionPolitical Parties and Elections in IndiaComparative Politics: India and Other Democracies

An overview of various presidential election cases in india, including challenges to the elections of rajendra prasad, sarvapalli radhakrishnan, zakir hussain, vv giri, fakhruddin ali ahmed, n sanjiva reddy, giani zail singh, pratibha patil, and pranab mukherjee. The cases cover allegations of undue influence, improper process, and office of profit. The supreme court dismissed most of the pleas, but some resulted in monetary penalties.

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  • What were the grounds on which N.B Khare challenged Rajendra Prasad's presidential election?
  • What was the outcome of the challenge to Pranab Mukherjee's presidential election on the grounds of office of profit?
  • Why was Baburao Patel's plea against Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan's election dismissed by the Supreme Court?

Typology: Essays (university)

2018/2019

Uploaded on 07/31/2019

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Download Presidential Elections in India: Contested Cases and Challenges and more Essays (university) Law of Torts in PDF only on Docsity! Cases related to presidential election Rajendra prasad • 1st time not challenged • 2nd time challenged by N.B khare • On grounds that process was not properly carried out • Sc rejected the plea VV GIRI • Filed by Shiv Kirpal Singh • The then Prime Minister prompted VV Giri to stand the presidential election. Then canvassing for VV Giri Indira Gandhi made fervent appeal to Congress and other MPs to vote as per their conscience even if it meant to go beyond party's stand. • Lack of proper proof lead to dismissal of case Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, N Sanjiva Reddy and Giani Zail Singh • was challenged by a rather non-serious candidate Charan Lal Sahu • Court rejected and warned charan lal sahu and even he was awarded monetary punishment Pratibha patil * Not challenged
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