Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 494 · Decided 27 October 1999
Mahendra Pal v. Ram Dass Malanger and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 494 · [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 170
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4085/1998
- Decided
- 27 October 1999
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S. RAJENDRA BABU, R.C. LAHOTI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Representation of the People Act Section 83, 83(1)(a), 83(l)(a)
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Sections 83(/)(a) and JOO (l)(d)(ii). E/ectiOn-E/ection petition-Material facts and material particulars­ Distinction between-Election petitioner was defeated by returned candidate by a margin of 3 votes only-Principal challenge to election of returned of returned D candidate and improper rejection of valid votes polled inf avour of election petitioner-Tota/ number of ballot papers distributed was 35,310 but number of votes counted was 35,318 and 8 votes counted in excess had been illegally counted in favour of returned candidate-Held:
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