KRISHAN GOPAL vs SHRI PRAKASH CHANDRA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that a person requested to sit and act as a Judge of the High Court under Article 224A of the Constitution is considered a judge for the purposes of Section 80A(2) of the Representation of the People Act. The Court emphasized that Article 224A must not be rendered ineffective, affirming that such a person possesses all jurisdiction, powers, and privileges of a High Court Judge while acting in that capacity. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision regarding the jurisdiction of the ad hoc judge to try the election petition.