Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 373 · Decided 19 November 1993
Gadakh Yashwantrao Kankarrao v. E.V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 373 · [1993] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 731
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2115/1993
- Decided
- 19 November 1993
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, N.P. SINGH, N. VENKATACHALA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 123(4)
Headnote
B Representation of the People Act, 1951-Sec: 123(4)-Conupt Prac· tice-R.equirements of-Expression 'statement off act'-Meanin~nus of proof Appreciation of evidenct-Standard of proof of a quasi-criminal charge -Proof required as in a criminal charge-Strictness of pleadings-Liberal vote-Purity of elections-Duty of Courts.. · c Offending statement of fact which is falsely published by any other D person-Consent of candidatt-Standard of proof Statements relating to payment by candidate to a political party's fund-­ Contribution prior to becoming a candidate
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