Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 177 · Decided 13 August 1969
Baidyanath Panjiar v. Sitaram Mahto & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 177 · [1970] 1 S.C.R. 839
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 25/1969
- Decided
- 13 August 1969
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, A.N. RAY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
BAIDYANATH PANJIAR v. SITARAM MAHTO & ORS. August 13, 1969 [K. S. HEGDE AND A. N. RAY, JJ.J Representation of the People Act, 1950-Elections-Section 22, sub-s. (3), s. 21(2)-Jnclusion of names in electoral roll after last date of filing nomination-Validity of votes cast-Section 22(3) if for an election in that constituency and be­ fore the completi~n of that election. The appellant's election to the Bihar Legislative Council was challeng­ ed on the ground that some of the votes cast in his _favour were not valid because the names of the voters were included in the
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