KAMALAM (M) vs DR. V. A. SYED MOHAMAD

The Supreme Court held that under Section 81(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an election petition must be accompanied by copies attested by the petitioner. The Court clarified that the election petition and the affidavit, when tied together as one document, satisfy the requirement of attestation, thus allowing the appeal against the High Court's dismissal under Section 86(1). The Court emphasized that the law does not mandate the location of the petitioner's signature on the document, affirming the petition's maintainability.