Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 117 · Decided 12 April 1977
Thiru John & ANR. v. Returning Officer & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 117 · [1977] 3 S.C.R. 538
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1895/1974
- Decided
- 12 April 1977
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. SARKARIA, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 21; Constitution Article 84(b); Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Constitmion of India, Article 84(b)-Appellant who was underaged to con­ test Raiya Sabha elections of 1914 gets his age in the electoral Roll alone altered butnot in other documents from 14-5-1946 to 14-5-1943 by producing an ex­ tract of the Baptism Register-Whether the result of the of the People Act (Act 43), 1951, Sections 83, 97, 100 and 101. Proof of disqualifications in a11 election petition-Onus lies on the petitioner initially. Evidence Act (Act I), 1812--SectioiiS 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21-Admi~t'orrs made in several documents ante litem motam-Burden
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