ELECTION PETITION

Bal Thackeray Vs Prabhakar Kashinath Kunthe and Ors-11/12/1995

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Supreme Court Judgments

Bal Thackeray Vs Prabhakar Kashinath Kunthe and Ors-11/12/1995

Three speeches of Bal Thackeray amount to corrupt practice under sub-section (3), while the first speech is a corrupt practice also under sub-section (3A) of Section 123 of the R. P. Act.

Rahim Khan Versus Khurshid Ahmed and others-08/08/1974

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Supreme Court Judgments

Rahim Khan Versus Khurshid Ahmed and others-08/08/1974

An election once held is not to be treated in a lighthearted manner and defeated candidates or disgruntled electors should not get away with it by filing election petitions on unsubstantial grounds and irresponsible evidence, thereby introducing a serious...

Finality of the electoral roll cannot be challenged in an election petition

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Finality of the electoral roll cannot be challenged in an election petition

In this regard, reference can be made to the observations made by this Court in the case of Shyamdeo Pd. Singh v. Nawal Kishore Yadav (2000) 8 SCC 46. The Court has observed that inclusion of person or persons...

Abdulrasakh Vs. K.P. Mohammed & Ors[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]

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CIVIL

Abdulrasakh Vs. K.P. Mohammed & Ors[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]

KEYWORDS:-Election petition-Exhibits- DATE:- copies of the documents have been supplied to the appellant and multiple copies of the phone or the chip (which is kept in a sealed cover) are not mandated to be supplied when the material relied...

Sitaram Vs. Radhey Shyam Vishnav & Ors.[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]

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CIVIL

Sitaram Vs. Radhey Shyam Vishnav & Ors.[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]

KEYWORDS:-Election Petition- DATE:- March 06, 2018 The deposit of treasury challan which means deposit of the requisite amount in treasury at the time of presentation of the election petition is mandatory ACTS:-Order VII Rule 11 read with Section 151 CPC...

Bal Thackeray Vs Prabhakar Kashinath Kunthe and Ors-11/12/1995

Rahim Khan Versus Khurshid Ahmed and others-08/08/1974

Finality of the electoral roll cannot be challenged in an election petition

Abdulrasakh Vs. K.P. Mohammed & Ors[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]

Sitaram Vs. Radhey Shyam Vishnav & Ors.[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]

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