C.A. No. 7054/2001

Case Summary: C.A. No. 7054/2001 The Supreme Court allowed Ashok Kumar's appeal against a High Court judgment that had upheld a writ petition challenging his election as President of the Municipal Council, Kapurthala (held June 10, 1998). The Court held that election disputes must be resolved through election petitions under Section 76 of the Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, not writ petitions, citing Section 74 of the Act and Article 243ZG of the Constitution. The Court set aside the High Court's order, dismissed the writ petition, and allowed the appeal with no order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.