Supreme Court of India
Umed Singh Rao v. Mani Ram Godara & Ors
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that there was no justification at all for the High Court to come to the conclusion that the conduct of the Returning Officer was most deprecable.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Representation of the P•ople Act, 1951, ss.98, 99 and JJ6A. Assembly election-Discrepancy in particulars in nomination papers of two candidates -Rejection by Returning Officer-Election challenged-Evidence of Returning Officer-High Court-Stricture against Returning Officer with direction to share custs-Appeal by Returring Officer- ~Vhetlrer maintainab!e High Court's order- Whether legal and valid. The appellant, a Returning Officer in the by·election to Fateh11bad Assembly Constituency of Haryana State, rejecled the nomination papers of two candidates. The election of the successful candidate
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