Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1000 · Decided 28 October 2016
Sri Mairembam Prithviraj @ Pr!thviraj Singh . v. Shri Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1000 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 687
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2649/2016
- Decided
- 28 October 2016
- Bench
- ANIL R. DAVE, L. NAGESWARA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Election Laws: Legislative Assembly election - Only two candidates contesting the election in the constituency - Election petition by the candidate who lost the election, challenging the election of returned candidate - Alleging false declaration as regards his acceptance of his nomination - Election petitioner also sought that he should be declared elected - High Court declared the election of the returned candidate as void - However, the High Court refused to declare the election petitioner as elected - Cross-appeal by the election petitioner and
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