LACHHMAN DASS ARORA vs GANESHI LAL .

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's election petition on the grounds of limitation under Section 81(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court ruled that the election petition, filed on July 1, 1996, was beyond the 45-day limit as the High Court was deemed open for election matters during its summer vacation. The Court distinguished the case from previous rulings, asserting that the specific notification regarding the High Court's operations during vacations did not allow for the extension of the limitation period under Section 10 of the General Clauses Act, 1897.