Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 234 · Decided 12 November 1979
Sharlf-Ud-Din v. Abdul Gani Lone
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 234 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 1177
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2005/1978
- Decided
- 12 November 1979
- Bench
- V.D. TULZAPURKAR, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
;J(imtnu and Kashn1ir Represe1Uation of the People A.ct, 1957, Section ·89(3)-Wltethcr ·mandatory-Attestation by the counsel for the election petiti<mer as "true copy" is not valid-Attestation should be under 'he petitioner's own. Sl"gnature and the absence thereof or directory, .explai"ed. ·Section 89(3) of the Jammu & Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957 reads: "Every election petition should be accompanied by as many copies thereof as there are respondents mentioned in the petition and every such copy shall be attested
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