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Article 71

Part V โ€” The Union · Constitution of India

Article 71

Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President. (1) All doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or Vice-President shall be inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court whose decision shall be final. (2) If the election of a person as President or Vice-President is declared void by the Supreme Court, acts done by him in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the office of President or Vice-President, as the case may be, on or before the date of the decision of the Supreme Court shall not be invalidated by reason of that declaration. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may by law regulate any matter relating to or connected with the election of a President or Vice-President. (4) The election of a person as President or Vice-President shall not be called in question on the ground โ€‹of the existence of any vacancy for whatever reason among the members of the electoral college electing him.

In plain wordsAny dispute about a presidential or vice-presidential election goes straight to the Supreme Court, whose decision is final. Even if the Court later voids the election, everything the officeholder did before that ruling stays legally valid, so government decisions do not unravel.
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