Supreme Court of India

O. Bharathan v. K. Sudhakaran and Another

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Decided 6 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the learned Judge was not right in declaring the election of the appellant as void and declaring the first respondent as duly elected.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: J U M N T K.Venkataswami, J. This appeal under Section 116A of the Representation of the People Act 1951 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") is preferred against the judgment and order in Election Petition No. 4 of 1991 of the Kerala High Court. The appellant was the elected candidate to Kerala legislative assembly from No 11, Edakkad constituency. The election was held on 12th June, 1991. There were only three candidates in the field.

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