Supreme Court of India

Thiru John & Anr. v. Returning Officer & Ors.

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Reported as [1977] 3 S.C.R. 538
Bench V. R. Krishna Lyer, R. S. Sarkaria and Jaswant Singh JJ.
Decided 12 April 1977

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Constitmion of India, Article 84(b)-Appellant who was underaged to con­ test Raiya Sabha elections of 1914 gets his age in the electoral Roll alone altered butnot in other documents from 14-5-1946 to 14-5-1943 by producing an ex­ tract of the Baptism Register-Whether the result of the election materially affected on th-e improper acceptance of nomination-Representation of the People Act (Act 43), 1951, Sections 83, 97, 100 and 101. Proof of disqualifications in a11 election petition-Onus lies on the petitioner initially. Evidence Act (Act I), 1812--SectioiiS 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21-Admi~t'orrs

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