Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 246 · Decided 10 November 1965
Mahadeo v. Babu Udai Pratap Singh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 246 · [1966] 2 S.C.R. 564
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 478/1965
- Decided
- 10 November 1965
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, V. RAMASWAMI, P. SATYANARAYANA RAJU (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Representat;ion of the People Act (43 of 1951), .sj. 100 (1) (d)(iv) •Ni Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, r. 56(2.) (g)-Scope of. At the general elections for a seat in the U.P. Legislative Assembly, the appellant was declared elected. The name of the 1st respondent who w,a., a defeated' issued as "Udai Bhan Pratap Singh" though his symbol was correctly shown. Alleg­ ing that the incorrect printing of h:s name had materially prejudiced his prospects of securing the votes of all his supporters, he challenged the · appellant's election by an election petition.
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