Supreme Court of India
Sudheer M. Pai v. Comnr. of Wealth Tax, Bangalore
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We are of the view that in the facts of this case the election petition should not have been dismissed on the ground that it does not contain a concise statement of material facts and is devoid of any cause of action.
Judgment, page 7
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JUDGMENT: SEN, J.: 1. The appellant, Jagjit Singh, has challenged the result of the election to the Haryana Legislative Assembly at Charkhi Dadri Constituency. The polling took place on 20th May, 1991. The results were declared on 17th June, 1991. Dharam Pal Singh was declared elected having secured 20918 votes as against 20838 votes polled for Jagjit Singh, the appellant herein. Having lost by a narrow margin of 80 votes, Jagjit Singh presented an Election Petition in the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, challenging results declared and demanding a recount of votes cast.
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