Supreme Court of India

Kalamata Mohan Rao v. Narayana Rao Dharmana and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 5
Bench J.S. Verma and K.S. Paripoornan JJ.
Decided 9 November 1995

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, no infirmity can be found in the impugned judgment of the High Court.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Election Law Representation of the People Act, 1951: c S.123(3)-Corrnpt practices-State Legislative Assembly Elec­ tions-Canvassing through posters-Retumed candidate having displayed posters depicting his p01ty Supremo in role of God worshipped by people of his religion as an incamation making clmion call to voters to defeat the 1ival party-Held, contents of posters amount to an appeal for votes on ground of ' religion of the candidate-Election set aside. The election of the appellant to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assemb- ly was challenged before the High Court in an election petition on the

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