Supreme Court of India
Jaipal Singh v. Smt. Sumitra Mahajan and Anr.
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For the above reasons, C it was submitted that the High Court had erred in holding that the appellant had failed to aver material facts in terms of section 83(1 )(a) of the said Act.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Representation of the People Act, I95/; Ss. 3(/)(a) and 116-AIAll India Services (Death-cum-Retirement benefits) Rules, I958; Rule 16(2): Election to Rajya Sabha/Parliament-Filing of nomination paper by a member of Indian Administrative Sen,ice afier seeking voluntary retirement Nomination paper rejected by Returning officer on the ground that since the notice period has not elapsed, he was holding office· of profit-Election petition-Rejected by the High Court holding that the petitioner failed lo disclose material facts-On appeal, Held: Election Petition is a matter of statutory right-It
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Where later benches applied it
- 2015 Senior Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd. & Ors. v. Shree Lal Meena
- 2009 Padubidri Damodar Shenoy v. Indian Airlines Ltd. and Anr.
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