Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 161 · Decided 11 May 1987
Dhartipakar Madan Lal Agarwal v. Rajiv Gandhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 161 · [1987] 3 S.C.R. 369
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 430/1982
- Decided
- 11 May 1987
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, K.N. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Representation of the People Act Section 77, 80to87, 100, 123, 80
Headnote
B ). Representation of the People Act, 1950: ss. 77, 80 to 87, 100 and 123-Election petition-Allegations of corrupt practice-Not to be ~ vague or general-scrutiny by Court in a strict manner-Jurisdiction of Court to strike out pleadings-Empowered at any stage of proceeding even before filing of . 't- Code of Civil Procedure: 0. VI R. 16, 0. VII R. Il, Striking out of pleadings-Rejection of election petition-Jurisdiction of the Court. The election of the respondent, who was returned to the Lok D Sabha in a bye election in 1981, was challenged by the appellant under s. 80 of the
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