Supreme Court of India · 1999-04-15
T.M. JACOB vs C. POULOSE
- Citation / case number
- SC 1996/76731
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- T.M. JACOB
- Respondent
- C. POULOSE
- Author
- S.B.MAJMUDAR,SUJATA V. MANOHAR,K.VENKATASWAMI,V.N.KHARE
- Bench
- S.B.MAJMUDAR,SUJATA V. MANOHAR,K.VENKATASWAMI,V.N.KHARE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of Election Petition No. 8 of 1996, emphasizing the mandatory requirement of Section 81(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which necessitates the supply of a true copy of the election petition to the respondent. The Court clarified that failure to comply with this provision is fatal to the maintainability of the election petition. The Court held that the appellant's objections regarding non-compliance were valid, leading to the dismissal of the petition challenging the election results.