Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 309 · Decided 7 November 1971
Hardwari Lal v. Kanwal Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 309 · [1972] 2 S.C.R. 742
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 129/1971
- Decided
- 7 November 1971
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Representation of the People Act. 1951 s. 123(1)-Corrupt practice of obtainini assistance etc. from a Govern~ent servant-What constitutes -When material particulars aFe not supplied the petition must be dis­ missed. The appellant was declared elected to the Hary'J.na Legislative Assem­ bly of the election petition it was alleged that the appellant was guilty of the corrupt pmctice mentioned in s. 123 (7) .of the Representation of the People Act. 1951 inasmuch as he had wfitten letters to six Government servants seeking their assistance in tie election. The High Court framed Issue
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