Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 168 · Decided 12 September 1978
Haji C.H. Mohammad Koya v. T. K. S. M. A. Muthukoya
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 168 · [1979] 1 S.C.R. 664
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12/1978
- Decided
- 12 September 1978
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Representation of People Act 1951-Sec. 123(3)(3A)-Publication of n1aterial pron1oting hatr'ed between citizens-Seeking votes on religious and communal grounds-Standard of proof-Beyond reasonable doubt of preponder~ ance of probabilities-What constitute.s<--How to be proved. Press and of the Act. In the General Election to the ·Legislative Assembly of Kerala in March 1977 the petitioner and the appellant were the contesting candidates from Malappuram constituency. The Appellant was declared elected by polling 56,276 votes defeating the petitioner who secured
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