Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 221 · Decided 1 April 2004
Jaipal Singh v. SMT. Sumitra Mahajan and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 221 · [2004] 3 S.C.R. 683
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3749/2003
- Decided
- 1 April 2004
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 102; Representation of the People Act Section 83(l)(a)
Headnote
SMt. SUMITRA MAHAJAN AND ANR. APRIL I, 2004 [V.N. KHARE, CJ. AND S.H. KAPADIA, J.] Representation of the People Act, I95/; Ss. 3(/)(a) and 116-AIAll India Services (Death-cum-Retirement benefits) Rules, I958; Rule 16(2): A B Election to Rajya Sabha/Parliament-Filing of nomination paper by a C he was holding office· of profit-Election petition-Rejected by the High Court holding that the petitioner failed lo disclose material facts-On appeal, Held: Election Petition is a matter of D statutory right-It should contain concise statement of material facts for determination-Facts
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