NDLI: Reena Suresh Alhat Vs. State of Maharashtra & Another

Content Provider	Supreme Court of India
e-ISSN	30484839
Language	English
Access Restriction	NDLI
Subject Keyword	Constitution of India - Art. 136 - Special Leave Petition -
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Law Order
Jurisdiction	India
Case Type	Special Leave Petition
Court	Supreme Court of India
Disposal Nature	Petition Dismissed
Headnote	Constitution of India - Art. 136 - Special Leave Petition - Entertainability of - Writ petitions before High Court by the candidates contesting election to Municipal Corporation - Challenging certain actions taken by the State Election Commission - Orders of High Court passed against the petitioners - Special Leave Petitions filed - Held: The petitions are not entertainable on the grounds : (i) result of the election does not have repercussions on the affairs of nation; (ii) jurisdiction u/Art. 136 is discretionary; (iii) High Court is also a constitutional court (iv) the petitioner would still have a forum for adjudication of their respective rights - Pendency of huge number of matters in Supreme Court coupled with relative insignificance of the present case, are also the factors which should weigh with Supreme Court before entertaining the Special Leave Petitions - Petitions are dismissed - Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949.
Judge	N/A
Neutral Citation	2017 INSC 135
Petitioner	Reena Suresh Alhat
Respondent	State Of Maharashtra & Another
SCR	[2017] 1 S.C.R. 600
Judgement Date	2017-02-13
Case Number	6264

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Reena Suresh Alhat Vs. State of Maharashtra & Another