Supreme Court of India · 1964-01-13
CH. SUBBARAO vs MEMBER, ELECTION TRIBUNAL, HYDERABAD
- Citation / case number
- SC 1963/98
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- CH. SUBBARAO
- Respondent
- MEMBER, ELECTION TRIBUNAL, HYDERABAD
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),SUBBARAO, K.,DAYAL, RAGHUBAR,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA,MUDHOLKAR, J.R.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the absence of attestation on copies of an election petition does not constitute a total non-compliance with Section 81(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court established that a 'true copy' does not require an exact replica of the original signature, and the signatures present were sufficient for substantial compliance. The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's decision that had quashed the Election Tribunal's order.