Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 495 · Decided 10 October 2001
B.S. Yadiyurappa v. Mahalingappa and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 495 · [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 12
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 734/2001
- Decided
- 10 October 2001
- Bench
- S.P. BHARUCHA, Y.K. SABHARWAL, BRIJESH KUMAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Representation of the People Act Section 86(1)
Headnote
c D E F G Representation of People Act, 1951 : Sections 82 and 86. Election petition-Necessary parties as required under Section 82 impleaded as respondents-,Respondents in excess of requirement of Section 82 also impleaded as respondents-Held, such impleadment was not violative • of Section out such a party who is not a necessary party. The appellant filed an election petition praying that election of first respondent be declared void and that he be declared duly elected. To this eiection petition the Returning Officer and the District Election Commissioner were also impleaded as
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