Poonam vs Dule Singh

insc-2025-1284 Supreme Court of India 6 November 2025 • SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 12000 OF 2025 • 29 min read

10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Constitution of India Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Kerala Police Act, 1961 Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Representation of the People Act, 1951

Judges (2)

Atul S. Chandurkar Delivered Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Coram

Parties (2)

Dule Singh Respondent Poonam Petitioner

Case Significance

Poonam vs Dule Singh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 6, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1284). Elected Councillor challenged her removal from office for failing to disclose a prior conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in her nomination affidavit. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, holding her failure to disclose the conviction was unjustified and no exceptional case was made out for interference under Article 136. The bench comprised Justices Atul S. Chandurkar and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha. The judgment was delivered by Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 10 case citations.

Summary

Elected Councillor challenged her removal from office for failing to disclose a prior conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in her nomination affidavit. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, holding her failure to disclose the conviction was unjustified and no exceptional case was made out for interference under Article 136.