Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 897 · Decided 10 July 2009
Rekha Rana v. Jaipal Sharma and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 897 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 20
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5891/2008
- Decided
- 10 July 2009
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Election Law - Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 - ss. 94 and 62 - Principles of "secrecy of ballot" and "purity of C election" - Election petition filed challenging election of appellant - Allegation made that a large number of void votes had been cast in favour of appellant of recording of evidence, directlon passed by High Court for de- D sealing of marked electoral rolls in order to put the same before a cited witness - Direction challenged - Held: On facts, inspection of marked electoral rolls was essential for determination of the issue raised by the election
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