Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 61 · Decided 9 March 1978
Madan Lal 'dhartipakar' v. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 61 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 465
- Case number
- ELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2/1977
- Decided
- 9 March 1978
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, N.L. UNTWALIA, JASWANT SINGH, P.S. KAILASAM, V.D. TULZAPURKAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Election
Headnote
Presidential and Vice-PrEsiden'tial Elections Act (Act 31), 1952, 'Ss. SB, SC. l3(a), 14A-Nominatio~ paper filed lvithout a proper or a seconder fro111 an!ongst elf'r:ors-Locus standi to file 'election [Jetition, 011ly by a 'candidate· within the meaning of S. 13(a). The nomination paper 5, 1977 was rejected by the Returning Officer as it was not subscribed by any elector as proposer er as seconder as required lby S. 5 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election Act, 1952. The petitioner challenged the election of the respondent, u/s 14 of the Act. , Dismissing the
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