Supreme Court · 1956 INSC 79 · Decided 20 December 1956
H. H. Raja Harinder Singh v. S. Karnail Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1956 INSC 79 · [1957] 1 S.C.R. 208
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 132/1956
- Decided
- 20 December 1956
- Bench
- NATWARLAL HARILAL BHAGWATI, T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR, BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, S.K. DAS (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 123(7), 81
Headnote
COURT REPORTS [1957] H. H. RAfA HARINDER SINGH ti. S. KAP.NAIL SINGH (BHAGWATI, VENKATARAMA AYYAR, B. P. SINHA and S. K. DAs JT.) Election petition-Limitation for filing expirinz on a holida~ Petition filed next day-Whether petition time~barred-Candidate putting his own servants to election and Election Petitions) Rules, 1951. n·. 118 and 119-General Clauses Act (X of .1897), s. 10. The last day for filing the election petition was a Sunday and the day following was a public holiday. The petition was presented on the next day after the public holiday. Held, that s, JO of
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