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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, ROMESH VERMA
Devinder Singh Negi – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. delimitation notifications and petitioner's objections chronology. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 2. government proposals address rule 9(2) difficulties. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. amendment violates constitutional population ratio mandate. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 4. amendment ensures administrative convenience and due process. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 5. panchayat delimitation statutory and constitutional provisions. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 6. amended rule impedes equal population ratio. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 7. manifest arbitrariness invalidates subordinate legislation. (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 8. rule causes irrational population disparities in wards. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57) |
| 9. judicial review permitted for arbitrary delimitation. (Para 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62) |
| 10. no election bar allows court intervention. (Para 63 , 64 , 65 , 66) |
| 11. amendment quashed as arbitrary and unconstitutional. (Para 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73) |
JUDGMENT :
VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, J.
1. Petitioner, by invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of Constitution of India, ha
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