GHATTURBHUJ VITHALDAS JASANI Vs. MORESHWAR PARASHRAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE judgement of the court was delivered by ::

(2.) THIS is an appeal against a decision of the Nagpur Election 'Trbunal. The contest before the tribunal was about two seats in the Bhandara Parliamentary Constituency. The elections were held on five days 'in December, 1951, and January, 1952.

(3.) THE Election tribunal held that the rejection of Gangaram Thaware's nomination was improper as he continued to be a member of the Mahar caste despite his conversion to the tenets of the Mahanubhava Panth. It also held that Chaturbhuj Jasani had a contract with the central government, so he was disqualified. Accordingly it set aside the whole election.