Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 295 · Decided 22 October 1971
Sashi Bhushan v. PROF. Balraj Madhok & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 295 · [1972] 2 S.C.R. 177
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1343/1971
- Decided
- 22 October 1971
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, HANS RAJ KHANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Electiolf-Serious alle11ations a11ainst Election Commi.<sion that it en­ abled temoerin!l with ballot 11aoers-No direct evidence of allegations­ Scrutiny of ballot 11aoers-ll should be ordered. In the last general election to the Lok Sabha the appellants were de· clared elected of the election on the ground that the ruling party had rigged the election. According to the respondents many ballot papers were chemically treated so that the mechanically stamped marks in favour of the successful candidates by using invisible ink emerged and the mark actually put at the time
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