Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 286 · Decided 16 October 1987
Mithilesh Kumar v. Sri R. Venkataraman & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 286 · [1988] 1 S.C.R. 525
- Case number
- ELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1/1987
- Decided
- 16 October 1987
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, RANGANATH MISRA, G.L. OZA, K.N. SINGH, M.M. DUTT (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Election
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 145
Headnote
The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Ad, 1952-s. 18(1)(a)-Read with r. 34, O.XXXIX, and r.6, O.XXIll, of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966-Plea for setting aside an election on the ground of commission of offence of 'undue influence'-·Petition liable c to be rejected if it does not candidate himself had committed any act of 'undue influence' or any other person had committed any act of 'undue influence' with his consent. Part III of the Presidential and Vice-Presideatial Elections Act, D 1952 sets out the provisions relating to the settlelMnt of disputes re- garding
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