Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 713 · Decided 15 December 2004
Chandrakant Uttam Chodankar v. Shri Dayanand Rayu Mandrakar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 713 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 916
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6622/2003
- Decided
- 15 December 2004
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, S.B. SINHA, TARUN CHATTERJEE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; Representation of the People Act Section 86
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951 : Section 86 C Section 81 and 83-Compliances of-Expiained Interpretation of Statutes : Mandatory provision-Strict construction-May not be called for, D having regard to the text and context of the statute. Words : Shall-Use of-May not confer mandatory nature. 114(e)-Official acts-Officer of the court-Endorsement made by-Presumption of correctness-Challenge as to-Held, onus on the party impeaching it. Appellant filed election petitions challenging the election of the returned candidates. Counsel for the respondents appeared before the court and
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