Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 115 · Decided 1 March 2002
Mahendra Pal v. Shri Ram Dass Malanger and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 115 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 169
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3993/2001
- Decided
- 1 March 2002
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Election Laws: Representation of People Act, I 9 5 I-Section I 00 (I) ( d) (iii)-Election-­ Recount of votes-Appellant defeated by a margin of 3 votes-Demand for C recount alleging irregularities during counting-Held, since the appellant failed to produce evidence or examine witness alleging Appellant and respondent 1 were the contesting candidates in an D election. Respondent 1 was declared elected defeating the appellant by a margin of 3 votes. The appellant filed an election petition before High Court for declaring the election of the respondent void and declaring the
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