Supreme Court of India

Govind Singh v. Harchand Kaur

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Reported as [2010] 14 S.C.R. 348

Bench J.M. Panchal J.

Decided 22 November 2010

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated hereinbefore, we do not accept the contention of the counsel for the appellant that the Election petition was fit to be rejected for lack of material facts and F material particulars.

Judgment, page 37

From the headnote

Representation of the People Act, 1951: s. 123(1) r/w s. 100 (1) (b) ands. 83 - Corrupt practice - Election of returned candidate as MLA to the State legislative Assembly from reserved constituency - Challenged to on the ground of indulgence in corrupt practice - High Court declaring election as void and set aside the same - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable - Any act performed by a candidate prior to his becoming a candidate would not amount to indulgence in corrupt practice - Corrupt practice of bribery would be attracted only if such act had been committed by a candidate after

Authorities it was built on

1969 Samant N. Balakrishna Etc. v. George Fernandez and Ors. Etc. cited by 49
1995 Gajanan Krishnaji Bapat and Another v. Dattaji Raghobaji Meghe and Others cited by 16
1992 Mohan Rawale v. Damodar Tatyaba@ Dadasaheb and Ors. cited by 9
2009 Anil Vasudev Salgaonkar v. Naresh Kushali Shigaonkar cited by 7
1984 Ram Sharan Yadav v. Thakur Muneshwar Nath Singh and Ors. cited by 6
2004 Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar v. Ramaratan Bapu and Ors. cited by 5
1995 Ramakant Mayekar Etc. Etc. v. Smt. Celine D Silva cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2015 Krishnamoorthy v. Sivakumar & Ors. relied on

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