Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 610 · Decided 6 November 2003
Mercykutty Amma v. Kadavoor Sivadasan and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 610 · [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 313
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4/2003
- Decided
- 6 November 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 123, 123(3A)
Headnote
KADA VOOR SIV ADASAN AND ANR. NOVEMBER 6, 2003 [V.N. KHARE, CJ. AND S.B. SINHA, J.] Election Laws : Representation of the People Act, 1951 : Section 123, 123(3A) and (4)-Corrupt practices-Election petition­ Allegation of publication of defamatory material by agent of the elected alleged corrupt practices-On facts, election petitioner could not prove that the person was the agent of the elected candidate and that the offending material was printed and published with the' consent and knowledge of the elected candidate-Hence, allegations of corrupt practices not made
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