Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 270 · Decided 13 December 1974
Suresh Prasad Yada V v. Jai Prakash Mishra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 270 · [1975] 3 S.C.R. 21
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 208/1973
- Decided
- 13 December 1974
- Bench
- A. ALAGIRISWAMI, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. SARKARIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Election Law-Recou/l/ of Ballot papers-Court, when justified in ordering c D E F G H recount. Condurt of Election Rules, Rules 38 (1) and 93(1 )-Custody of "Unused baliot papers" with District Election Officer a post-election custody-Opening of pacK'et and i11spec1i11g and coullfing of Bihar legislative Assembly constituency, the Respondent No. 1 was d1:clared elected having secured 16649 votes as against 16074 polled by the appellant. The votes rejected as invalid were 12!9. The appellant filed an election petition challenging the election of the ret ned can­
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