Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 57 · Decided 31 January 2001
V.S. Achuthanandan v. P. J. Francis and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 57 · [2001] 1 S.C.R. 713
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4681/2000
- Decided
- 31 January 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
Election Laws: Legislative Assembly election-Respondent declared elected-Election c petition filed by appellant alleging corrupt practices and non-observance of la11~Recount of ballot papers demanded-Making out a prima facie case- Held, appellant failed to make out a prim a facie case for recount and Respondents I and 2 were the contesting candidates for D a Legislative Assembly constituency election. Respondent No. I was declared elected defeating the appellant by a margin of 1965 votes. The appellant filed ·-,- an election petition before High Court for declaring the election
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