Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 127 · Decided 1 August 1973
Charan Lal Sahu v. Nandkishore Bhatt & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 127 · [1974] 1 S.C.R. 294
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2411/1972
- Decided
- 1 August 1973
- Bench
- P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, S.N. DWIVEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 329(b); Representation of the People Act Section 111, 117
Headnote
LAL SAHU t, NANDKISHORE BHATI & ORS. August 1, 1973 [P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY AND S. N. DWIVEDI, JJ,] Representation of the People Act, 1951, Section 111-Failure to depostt security at tim~ of presentarioti of election petition-Election petition dism;ssed­ He/d, Provisions of S. 117 are did not deposit Rs. 2000/- security as required under s. 117 of the Act. The High Court dismissed the election petition holding that it was mandatory for the petitioner when filing an election petition to depo· sit the amount of Rs. 2000 /- under s. 117 of the Act and there is no
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