Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 176 · Decided 21 August 1972
N. S. Vardachari v. G. Vasantha Pai and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 176 · [1973] 1 S.C.R. 886
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 586/1971
- Decided
- 21 August 1972
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER, D.G. PALEKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Representation of the People Act Section 123(5)
Headnote
v. G. VASANTHA PAI AND ANR. August 21, 1972 (K. S. HEGDE, A. N. GROVER AND D. G. PALEKAR, JJ,J Representation of the People. Act (43 di 1951), s. 123 (2) and ( 4 )~Expression of opinion that candidate not qua/;fied~It amounts to undue influence under s. 123 ( 2) or corrupt practice under be member of electoral College. Practice-Imposition of penal Costs. In 1967, the first respondent and S contested· for election for a seat in the Madras Legislative Council from the City Graduates' constituency, which fell vacant. 5 was declared elected and his election was challeng-
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