Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 447 · Decided 26 March 1996
R. Puthunainar Alihithan ETC. v. P.H. Pandian and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 447 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 932
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 877/1994
- Decided
- 26 March 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. BHARUCHA, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 3; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951. C Ss.77, 123(6}-Corrnpt practice-Election expenses-Omission to produce correct statement of account-Election petitioner challenging election of retumed candidate on ground that the latter used two vehicles in election campaign and accounted for expenses on the other vehicle also, the expenses would . have exceeded the limit prescribed under the Act - High Court allowed the D election petition and set aside the election of the returned candidate-Held, the election petitioner had established that the returned candidate had com­ mitted corrupt
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