NEW DELHI: Having more than one representation from a Ward in no manner negates the empowerment of weaker sections rather it increases their empowerment, the Supreme Court said Wednesday.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy also upheld the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 which increased the number of councillors in a ward to four.
The court also said there is no prohibition or limitation in Constitution prohibiting the State Legislature from making a law providing for election of more than one member from one territorial constituency, i.e., Ward.