Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 258 · Decided 26 February 2008
Umesh Challiyil v. K.P. Rajendran
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 258 · [2008] 3 S.C.R. 457
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 598/2007
- Decided
- 26 February 2008
- Bench
- A.K. MATHUR, ALTAMAS KABIR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution Article 225; Representation of the People Act Section 83
Headnote
>· Representation of the People Act, 1961: s.83 - Election petition on the ground of corrupt practices - Rejection of, on account of defects in verification of election petition and in c affirmation of affidavit- High Court dismissed election petition under s. 86 - Correctness of - Held: - It is true that verification was not in same words as was required in form No. 7 under Rule 82 of the Conduct of Election Rules of High Court of Kera/a, 1971 D framed in exercise of power under Article 225 of the Constitution of India - However, it can not be said to be bad if it has not used
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