Supreme Court of India

Jeet Mohinder Singh v. Harminder Singh Jassi

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 33

Bench Dr. A.S. Anand, S. Rajendra Babu and R.C. Lahoti JJ.

Decided 26 October 1999

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Representation of the People Act, 1951 : Election-Judicial review-Court's interference with-Held : The returned candidate's election should not be lightly interfered with-The serious consequences must be kept in mind while interfering with an election. Sections 83 and 123-Election-Election Trial-Corrupt practice Nature of-Proof-Held : Charge of corrupt practice is quasi-criminal in character-Such a charge should be sufficiently clear and precisely stated- lt should be proved to the hilt by clear, cogent and credible evidence-Mere preponderance of probabilities not enough. Sections 116 and

Authorities it was built on

1991 F.A. Sapa Etc. Etc. v. Singora and Ors. Etc. cited by 27
1995 Gajanan Krishnaji Bapat and Another v. Dattaji Raghobaji Meghe and Others cited by 16
1995 Kripa Shankar Chatterji v. Gurudas Chatterjee and Ors. cited by 4
1974 Parmar Himatsingh Jugatsingh v. Patel Harmanbhai Narsibhai cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2015 Krishnamoorthy v. Sivakumar & Ors. relied on
2025 Ajmera Shyam v. Smt. Kova Laxmi & Ors. referred to
2024 Sheikh Noorul Hassan v. Nahakpam Indrajit Singh & Ors. referred to
2017 Kameng Dolo v. Atumwelly referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to

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