MITHILESH KUMAR vs SRI R. VENKATARAMAN & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the election petition filed by the petitioner challenging the election of the President under Section 18 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 was rejected as it did not disclose a cause of action, per Order XXIII Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966. The Court emphasized that the grounds for declaring an election void are exhaustive and must be established against the returned candidate, which the petitioner failed to do. The petition lacked necessary allegations against the respondent regarding undue influence or bribery, leading to its dismissal.