Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 701 · Decided 16 May 2008
Sudarsha Avasthi v. Shiv Pal Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 701 · [2008] 9 S.C.R. 116
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6807/2005
- Decided
- 16 May 2008
- Bench
- A.K. MATHUR, ALTAMAS KABIR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
Representation of People Act, 1951 - ss.82, 83, 123 - Election petition - Not disclosing any cause of action and ma­ c terial facts and particulars - Held: Not maintainable. The appellant filed election petition for declaration that election of respondent no.1 to the legislative council was no.1 in giving bribe to his brother, respon- D dent no.2 and 3 inducing them to contest as candidate in election and to respondent no.4 to withdraw from the con­ test. On the basis of pleadings, Single Judge concluded that there was no material facts disclosing the cause of E action and
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