DHARAM VIR AGRAWAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) We have heard Shri B. B. Pandey, Shri Ravindra Singh, learned advocates for the petitioner and Shri R. P. Goel, learned Advocate General for the State and Shri Aditya Narayan, learned counsel for the State Election Commission.

(2.) Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that nomination paper of the petitioner for the post of President has been wrongly rejected on the ground that he has not reached the age of 30 years which is a prescribed age for the post of President. He has also referred to Article 243 V of the Constitution of India which provides as follows :

(3.) Relying upon the said Article, he has submitted that since he has attained the age of 21 years, the disqualification on the ground of age cannot be applicable to him. He has also referred to Article 243 ZF which provides as follows :