Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 275 · Decided 9 November 1972
Sumitra Devi v. Shri Sheo Shanker Prasad Yadav & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 275 · [1973] 2 S.C.R. 920
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1015/1972
- Decided
- 9 November 1972
- Bench
- A.N. GROVER, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, A.K. MUKHERJEA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
DEVI v. SHRI SHEO SHANKER PRASAD YADAV & ORS. November 9, 1972 [A. N. GROVER, K. K. MATHEW AND A. K. MU!CHERJEA, JJ.J Election Petition-Appeal-This Court will not interfere with finding o; fact by High Court unless there Is grave or pulpable error-Principles for allowing inspection of ballot for inspection of the ballot papers. The High Court disallowed the appltcation for inspection and dismissed the election petition. Jn appeal under s. 116-A oi the Representation of the People Act 1951, the appellant submitted (i) that the evidence of the witnesses examined by her proved the
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