Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 332 · Decided 5 March 2025
Vijay Bahadur v. Sunil Kumar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 332 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 11
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14311/2024
- Decided
- 5 March 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Representation of the People Act; RTI Act
Headnote
Allegation of disparity in the counting of votes in the election for position of 'Gram Pradhan'. Whether the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, was justified in ordering a recount of the votes cast. U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 - Election for discontent was the inconsistency between the Presiding Officer's statement to him that in polling booths 43, 44 and 45 a total of 1194 votes were cast, and the final tally given under 'Form 46' which showed a total of 1213 votes cast in the said booths -
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