Disqualification of Councillor due to Leprosy: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Sections 16 & 17 of Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 (Dhirendra Pandua vs. State of Orissa, 2008)

/ C.K. Thakker, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, D.K. Jain, Judges, Orissa Municipal Act, 1950, Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 with Section 16, Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 with Section 17, Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 with Section 38

Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 19, 2008 Judges: C.K. Thakker, J., D.K. Jain, J. Can a person suffering from leprosy be disqualified from holding the office of a Councillor? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in Dhirendra Pandua vs. State of Orissa & Ors., a case concerning the interpretation of Sections […]

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