Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 384 · Decided 9 May 2014
Kisan Shankar Kathore v. Arun Dattatray Sawant & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 384 · [2014] 7 S.C.R. 258
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4261/2007
- Decided
- 9 May 2014
- Bench
- S.S. NIJJAR, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Representation of People Act, 1951 - s. 100(1)(d)(i) and (iv) - Non-disclosure of information - Election petition by voter C - Improper acceptance of returned candidate's nomination by returning officer, despite suppression of material facts, thus, election void - High Court set aside the election held: Non-disclosure of the electricity dues not a serious lapse, but non-disclosure of property and D vehicle in the name of returned candidate's wife as also returned candidate's interest/share in the partnership firm major lapse - Thus, material information about the assets not disclosed
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