Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 874 · Decided 11 December 1995
SH. Suryakant Venkatarao Mahadik v. SMT. Saroj Sandesh Naik (Bhosale)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 874 · [1995] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 530
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2453/1991
- Decided
- 11 December 1995
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, N.P. SINGH, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 100, 81(3), 81(1), 123(3A)
Headnote
Representation of the people Act 1951, Ss.100( l)(b) r/w 123(3)(3A}­ Election-<:ormpt practice-Appeal to voters on ground of religion-Returned candidate a Hindu invoking support for the Hindus and Hindu religion in a C religious gathering of Hindus during election campaign-Candidate stating to the Shiv Senir-Held, the speech was an appeal to voters on the ground of religion and amaunted to cormpt practice. Election /aw-Proof of cormpt practice-Direct evidence of sub-inspec- D tor of police who attended meeting where speech made by candidate amount­ ing to cormpt
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