Supreme Court of India
Ram Prasad Sarma v. Mani Kumar Subba and Ors.
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Judgment, page 11
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Election Laws; Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951; Sections 81(1), 81(3), 82 and 86 (1): Election Petition-True copy of the affidavit does not contain Oath Commissioner's endorsement-Petition dismissed by High Court for non compliance of provision of law- Correctness of-Held: In election matters strict compliance of legal provisions is necessary-But purpose of law is not to facilitate the returned candidate to avoid trial of issues of corrupt practices on the basis of any little defect-Mere omission in indicating the name/ endorsement of Oath Commissioner would not be material when an
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