Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 142 · Decided 8 March 2013
G.M. Siddeshwar v. Prasanna Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 142 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 1107
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2250/2013
- Decided
- 8 March 2013
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, JASTI CHELAMESWAR, MADAN B. LOKUR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Representation of the People Act Section 83(1), 83, 83(1)(c)
Headnote
Election Laws: Election petition - Alleging resort to corrupt practice by the returned candidate - Whether imperative to file additional affidavit as required under Or. VI r.15(4) CPC, in addition to A B c the affidavit as required by proviso to s. 83(1) of the Representation of the People Act - 0 mandate filing of an additional affidavit, but requires only verification - Hence additional affidavit u!Or. VI r.15(4) is not required - A composite affidavit, both in support of the averments made in the petition and with regard to allegation of corrupt practices would be sufficient -
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