Administrative lawPanchayatRajasthan High Court

Smt Kamla Devi v State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan High Court, decided 2 July 2001 (reporter citation not confirmed)20011 min read
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Facts
An earlier version of this page called this a Supreme Court case (AIR 2001 SC 2960) on S.53 TPA. It is a Rajasthan High Court case of 2 July 2001 on the removal of a Sarpanch, as listed on Indian Kanoon. The holding is taken from the Indian Kanoon listing; I could not open the full text because Indian Kanoon blocks automated fetches.
Held
The case concerned removal of a Sarpanch said to have won the office by misrepresentation.
Principle
A person who obtains an elected office (Sarpanch) by fraud or suppression of material facts cannot claim rights flowing from it.
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Held

  • The case concerned removal of a Sarpanch said to have won the office by misrepresentation.
  • A person who gains office by fraud or suppression of material facts cannot claim the benefit of it.

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Citation

Smt Kamla Devi v State of Rajasthan Rajasthan High Court, decided 2 July 2001 (reporter citation not confirmed)

Reported: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1616202/. This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.