Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 150 · Decided 31 August 1978
Shiv Chand v. Ujagar Singh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 150 · [1979] 1 S.C.R. 520
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2199/1977
- Decided
- 31 August 1978
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 151; Representation of the People Act Section 82(b)
Headnote
Election Petition-Joinder of parties-Whether an Election Co11rt c111: reject an application made under s. 86(4) of the Representation of the Peorlz Act, 1951 by a duly nominated candidate who has retired froni the conte:.;t-Public policy behinds. 82(b) of the Apt-In a petition alleging corrupt ru~d phrases s.a candidate'' in s. 86(4) includes a ri.onlinated candidate. In the electiDn petition the appellant, a defeated candidate in the G;;neral Elections held in. June, 1977, challenged the election of Respon<len~ Ne. l making, inter alia, allegations constituting a
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)