Supreme Court of India

Jugal Kishore Patnaik v. Ratnakar Mohanty

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Reported as [1977] 1 S.C.R. 49
Bench H. R. Khanna, V. R. Krishna Iyer and N. L. Untwalia JJ.
Decided 26 July 1976

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Representation of.the People Act, 1951-S. 9A-Contract signed as President, Gram Panchayat-Rejection of nomination paper-If vdid-lmproper rejec'­ tion-lf Courts could give relief under s. 100(1) (o). On the ground that there were subsisting contracts between him and the . State Government for execution of certain works, the nomination ·papers of the respondent for the general election to the State Assembly were r10jected by the Returning Officer under s. 9A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 at the instance of one of the contesting candidates. In the election that ensued the

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