Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 161 · Decided 28 August 1974
Shri Umed v. Raj Singh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 161 · [1975] 1 S.C.R. 918
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 936/1973
- Decided
- 28 August 1974
- Bench
- D.G. PALEKAR, P.N. BHAGWATI, R.S. SARKARIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Representatian of the People Act (43 of 1951), s. 123(i)(A)(a)- B "Withdraw from beinfl a candidate," if includes "retire fronz contest after last date of withdrawal of candidature under s. 37." With respect to the election to the State Legislati\'e Assembly the last date for on 14th February, 1972. The poll was held on 11th March. 1972 and the appellant. who polled the highest n11u1ber of votes, was declared elected on 12th ~iarch. The respondent filed an election petition challenging. the appellant's election alleging that he was guilty of seve· C ral
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