Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 150 · Decided 11 April 1994
A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar v. George Mascrene and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 150 · [1994] 3 S.C.R. 437
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4947/1991
- Decided
- 11 April 1994
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, M.M. PUNCHHI, K. RAMASWAMY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 73
Headnote
B f Election Law-Representation of the People Ac~ 1951/Conduct of Elec- tion Rules, 1961-Sections 62 (4), 94/Rule 93--Purity of elections-Secrecy of ballot-Conflict of-Purity of elections to prevail-Inspection of Votes for the purpose of eliminating impurity in elections-Valid. c Indian Evidence of expediency-Court to compare sig- natures-Larger public interest. The Appellant and Respondent No. 1 contested for Seat No. 138 of D the Kovalam Assembly, Kerala. The Appellant was declared elected by the Assistant Returning Officer. Even after a recount on the request of the +
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