Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 338 · Decided 3 December 1971
Ram Awadesh Singh v. Sumitra Devi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 338 · [1972] 2 S.C.R. 674
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1384/1970
- Decided
- 3 December 1971
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 33(4), 36(4), 33, 36
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951, ss. 33(4) and 36(4)-Nomi­ natlon paper-Mista~en entry as to ct1ndidmes'. name in electoral ro~l- Mistake not substantial-Acceptance of nonunatwn paper does not vitiate election. Evidence-if several instances of corrupt practice are not separately proved others contested from the Arrah Assembly Constituency.. The appellant was declared elected as ha,ing obtained the highest number of votes. His nearest rival was the respondent. The respondent filed an election petition challenging the election of the appellant on various grounds. The principal
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