Supreme Court of India · 1964-04-17
KULTAR SINGH vs MUKHTIAR SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1964/90260
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KULTAR SINGH
- Respondent
- MUKHTIAR SINGH
- Bench
- GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. (CJ),WANCHOO, K.N.,HIDAYATULLAH, M.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, concerning allegations of corrupt practices in elections. The Court held that appeals to voters based on religion must be construed fairly and reasonably, and found that the High Court's interpretation of the term 'Panth' in the context of the appellant's election posters was flawed. Consequently, the Court overturned the High Court's ruling, concluding that the appellant did not commit a corrupt practice as defined under Section 123(3).