Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 942 · Decided 3 October 2016
Rajendra Kumar Meshram v. Vanshmani Prasad Verma and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 942 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 74
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3797/2015
- Decided
- 3 October 2016
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Election Laws: Representation of People Act, 1951 - ss.33(5), 36(2)(b), 87, C JOO(l)(a) and JOO(l)(d) - Election of appellant to a constituency of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly - Election petition filed by respondent No. J - High Court held that appellant had not filed the electoral roll of his constituency, therefore the returning officer had committed an illegality in D accepting the nomination of appellant - High Court came to the conclusion that election of appellant was liable to be declared void uls.JOO(J)(a) along with s.JOO(l)(d)(i) - On appeal, held: High Court
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