Who decides a dispute regarding the election of the President of India?
Article 71(1) assigns doubts and disputes arising out of a presidential or vice-presidential election to the Supreme Court, whose decision is final. The Court acts…
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Who decides a dispute regarding the election of the President of India?
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Article 71(1) assigns doubts and disputes arising out of a presidential or vice-presidential election to the Supreme Court, whose decision is final. The Court acts judicially; the Chief Justice individually, Election Commission and Parliament do not decide the election dispute under that provision.
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