Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 6 · Decided 8 January 2002
Kamalnath v. Sudesh Verma
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 6 · [2002] 1 S.C.R. 63
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4042/2001
- Decided
- 8 January 2002
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, Y.K. SABHARWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 2(h), 77, 83, 123(6), 123(C)
Headnote
A v. SUDESH VERMA JANUARY 8, 2002 [G.B. PATTANAIK AND Y.K. SABHARWAL, JJ.) B Election Laws: Representation of the People Act, 1951-Sections 2(h), 77, 83 and 123(6) c Election petition-Corrupt practices-Meaning of-Amount spent exceeding the prescribed ceiling on election expenses-Expenditure so by the candidate/election agent. Material facts-Should disclose incurring of excess expenditure and candidate's undertaking of liability to reimburse and allegations on which Court could draw inferences of expenditure beyond the prescribed limit- E Vague assertions would not constitute the
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