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Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958

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M.N. ABDUL PAWOOFversusPICHAMUTHU AND ORS.

2000 INSC 62Appeal(s) allowed

The respondents had executed a usufructuary mortgage in favour of the appellant and later claimed to be "debtors" under the Tamil Nadu Debt Relief Act, 1979. The dispute turned on the meaning of the expression "not less than Rs. 1200" in the proviso to Section 3(3) of the Act, which exempts persons …

P.K.K. SHAMSUDEENversusK.A.M. MAPPILLAI MOHINDEEN & ORS.

1988 INSC 354Dismissed

In a 1986 Panchayat election, the first respondent was declared elected with 649 votes while the petitioner secured 556 votes. The petitioner alleged irregularities and filed an election petition under Section 178 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, seeking a recount and declaration of his election. …

S.T. MUTHUSAMIversusK. NATARAJAN & ORS.

1988 INSC 20Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned an election for Chairman of a Panchayat Union in Tamil Nadu where two candidates claimed to be the official Indian National Congress (I) nominee. The Returning Officer first allotted unreserved symbols, but after a letter from the party president clarified the appellant as the …