Supreme Court of India
Utiamrao Shivdas Jankar v. Ranjitsinh Vijaysinh Mohite-patil
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Election laws: c Eleetion petition - Jurisdiction of High Court - Held: Ir. an electjon petition, High Court acts as a Court of original jurisdiction and the jurisdiction therein stricto sensu cannot be said to be appellate in nature - On facts, High Court acted illegally in treating its power only as appellate authority and . I not as original authority, for it only proceeded to try and 'f determine as to whether or not the decision making process was legal - High court ought to ha11e examined the veracity _. of the rival claims based on the evidence produced by the parties - Representation
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