3578/05 was the Chairman of the Goa Khadi and Village Industries Board of the State of Goa, whereas the appellant in C.A. No.
3579/05 was elected from Vasco da gama Assembly companystitutency of the State Legislature.
At the time of filing their numberinations, the appellant in C.A. No.
3579/2005 The appellants, in these two appeals, challenge the judgment in the Election Petition number.
1 and 2 of 2002.
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In both these cases a companymon questions of law had arisen and, therefore, we heard the matter together and are disposing these appeals by way of a companymon order.
3579/05 was the Chairman of the Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes Finance Development Corporation Ltd. of the State of Goa.
The appellant in C.A. No.
3578/05 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of State of Goa from Siolim companystitutency in the election held on 30.5.2002, whereas the appellant in C.A. No.
The pleas set up by the appellants were rejected and the High Court held that these appellants were holding the office of profit and that they were number entitled to companytest the election as they were disqualified and the election petitions were allowed and elections of appellants were set aside.
The election petitions were preferred by two unsuccessful candidates in the elections alleging that these two appellants were holding office of profit at the time when they companytested the elections and, therefore, they were ineligible to be elected to the legislature.
