Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 661 · Decided 21 November 2003
M. Chinnasamy v. K.C. Palanisamy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 661 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 17
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 33/2003
- Decided
- 21 November 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Evidence Act; Representation of the People Act Section 83
Headnote
B Election Laws : Representation of the People Act, 1951; Section 83: Parliament Election-Allegation of irregulatities in counting of votes C in a constitutency-Rejected by Returning Officer-Election petition­ High Court directed Election Authorities to allow inspection, recounting of ballot facts in pleadings should have been followed strictly-Findings of Returning Officer not supported by material D particulars-Since documents in support of evidence not produced, High Court ought to have drawn adverse inference against election petitioner­ High Court erred in directing
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