VIRENDRA KUMAR SAKLECHA vs JAGJIWAN AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the affidavit supporting an election petition must disclose the source of information regarding alleged corrupt practices under Section 123(2), (3), and (4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court found that the respondent's failure to produce evidence or witnesses to substantiate claims of corrupt practices led to an inference against the respondent's case. Consequently, the High Court's decision to allow the election petition was overturned, and the appeal was allowed under Section 116-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.