Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 180 · Decided 28 August 1964
Sheopat Singh v. Ram Pratap
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 180 · [1965] 1 S.C.R. 175
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 558/1964
- Decided
- 28 August 1964
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, M. HIDAYATULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
G H SHEOPAT SINGH v. RAM PRATAP August 28, 1964 (K'.. SUBBA RAo AND M. HIDAYATUl,,LAH JJ.) The Representation of the People Act (43 of lfl51), ss. 82(b), 85 arrd 123(4)-Who are necessary parties to election petition-Allegations on person.al character-What are-"Calculated", meaning of. a statement of fact about the personal character and conduct of one of the rival candidates, the appellant was guilty of a corrupt practice under s. 123(4) of the Repre­ sentation of the People Act (43 of 1951). The Tribunal dismissed the petition, but the High Court reversed the
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