Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 251 · Decided 22 August 1989
SMT. Lata Devi (Mali) v. Haru Rajwar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 251 · [1989] 3 S.C.R. 921
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3955/1987
- Decided
- 22 August 1989
- Bench
- N.D. OJHA, K.N. SAIKIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 30(d), 30
Headnote
The Representation of the People Act, 1951/Conduct of Election Rules, 1961: Sections 30 and 100/Rule JO-Election Petitioner­ Candidate for election-Complaint that main reason for defeat at elec­ tion was change of symbol-That voters were misled and could not be apprised of the change of was materially affected. In the election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly held in 1985, the appellant was declared elected from the 286 Chandan Kyari (S.C.) Constituency. The respondent, a sitting M.L.A., who secured 430 votes less than the appellant, filed an election petition in the Patna
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