Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 88 · Decided 14 February 2001
Michael B. Fernandes v. C.K. Jaffer Sharief and Ors .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 88 · [2002] 1 S.C.R. 1053
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1310/2001
- Decided
- 14 February 2001
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S.N. PHUKAN, S.N. VARIAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 324; Representation of the People Act Section 82
Headnote
B Election Law: Representation of the People Act, 1951: c Section 82- -Parties to the Election Petition-Held: the returned candidate and the candidate against whom allegations of corrupt practice have been made are only to be joined as party respondents- However, if any other candidates is sought are required to be made party respondents-Hence, an election D petition which does not make the persons enumerated in S.82 as party respondents is liable to be dismissed. The appellant had filed an election petition before the High Court challenging the validity of the election of respondent
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