Supreme Court of India

Amarjit Singh v. Charanjit Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 397
Bench V.N. Khare and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 8 January 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court has taken a correct decision.

Judgment, page 2

From the headnote

Punjab Municipal (President and Vice President) Election Rules, I 994: Re-poll-Voting taking place by show of hands-One of the members c having cast him vote by show of hands in favour of the original petitioner and his vote recorded and counted-Presiding Officer directing for recounting of votes-Held, Presiding Officer could not have directed for re-poll in the garb of recounting of votes-High Court has rightly held that under the Rules, it was not permissible for Presiding Officer to change the vote of the member concerned once it was recorded in favour of the original petitioner. >..

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