SATYA NARAIN vs DHUJA RAM AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that Section 81(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates that every election petition must be accompanied by the requisite number of copies for the respondents, and non-compliance leads to dismissal under Section 86(1). The Court emphasized that the provisions of the Act are designed to ensure the purity of elections and expedite the trial process, thus treating the requirement as peremptory. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to file the necessary copies within the limitation period.