HIRA SINGH PAL vs MADAN LAL

The Supreme Court held that the rejection of the respondent's nomination papers was improper under Section 36 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as the mistakes were clerical and did not warrant rejection. The Court emphasized that nomination papers should not be lightly rejected, even for dummy candidates, and that the election must be set aside under Section 100 of the Act due to the wrongful rejection of valid nominations. The High Court's decision to allow the election petition was upheld.