Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 161 · Decided 25 April 1990
M.J. Zakharia Sait v. T.M. Mohammed and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 161 · [1990] 2 S.C.R. 719
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3951/1987
- Decided
- 25 April 1990
- Bench
- L.M. SHARMA, P.B. SAWANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B - Representation of People Act, 1951: Sections 40, 83, 100, 123( 4) and 127-A. Election-Corrupt practice-Pleadings and proof of-Require­ ments-Oral testimony-Corroboration by contemporaneous docu­ ments-Need for. Statement maligning personal character and conduct of candi­ ~ reasonably calculatea to pre-· c judice the prospects of the candidate. D Electoral offence-Complaint under s. 127-A of the Act and s. 171-C !PC-Evidence of corrupt practice. Libel action and corrupt practice-Difference between. Status of election agent-Almost similar to that of
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