Representation of the People Act, 1951: s. 33(7) – Constitutional validity of –s. 33(7) permitting person to contest from more than one constituency for the same office simultaneously – Plea that a person should not be permitted to contest from more than one seat at a time – Held: Such relief cannot be granted – Permittinga candidate to contest from more than one seat in a Parliamentary election or at an election to the State Legislative Assembly is a matter of legislative policy – Thisis a matter where Parliament is legitimately entitled to make legislative choices and enact or amend legislation – In absence of any manifest arbitrariness of the provision or violation of Art. 14 or Art. 19, not possible to strike down the provision as unconstitutional – However, the Parliament not restrained from taking an appropriate view if it decides to do so at any point of time in pursuance of its legislative authority– Constitution of India – Arts. 14, 19.
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