By what majority did the Supreme Court dismiss the presidential election petition in Purno Agitok Sangma v. Pranab Mukherjee in December 2012?
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By what majority did the Supreme Court dismiss the presidential election petition in Purno Agitok Sangma v. Pranab Mukherjee in December 2012?
Unanimously
By a majority of 3 to 2
By a majority of 6 to 1
By a majority of 4 to 1
Answer and explanation
Three of the five judges voted to dismiss the election petition at the preliminary stage. Justices J. Chelameswar and Ranjan Gogoi would have allowed the petition to proceed to a regular hearing.
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