Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 157 · Decided 13 August 1970
Manni Lal v. Shri Parmai Lal & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 157 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 798
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2632/1969
- Decided
- 13 August 1970
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 304; Constitution; Representation of the People Act Section 8(2)
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 8(2)-Disqualification-­ Candidate stood convicted on dar. of his election but acuittal in appeal­ Efject of--Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 .r. 56(2) (b )-Rejection of ballot paper~A1ark made l1:ith otherwise than the seal supplied, The appellant was dis­ qualified under s. 8(2) of the Representation of the People Act, be­ cause, on the date of his election he stood convicted for offences under .the Penal Code, though later, he was acqutted by the High Court and ,(ii) the Returning Officer rejected some ballot papers cast
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