Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 255 · Decided 23 August 1989
U.S. Sasidharan v. K. Karunakaran & Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 255 · [1989] 3 S.C.R. 958
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4030/1987
- Decided
- 23 August 1989
- Bench
- M.M. DUTT, T.K. THOMMEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 81, 86, 123
Headnote
The Representation of the People Act 1951-Sections 81 and 86--- Power of High Court to dismiss Election Petition-Document forms integral part of Election Petition and not furnished to respondent along- with copy of the Petition-The effect thereof c The appellant was a voter in the Mala first respondent, sitting Chief Minister of the State was declared elected from the said constituency. D The appellant challenged the validity of !st Respondent's election on the ground of various corrupt practices committed by him; It was alleged in the Election Petition that at the instigation
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