Gadnis Bhawani Shankar vs Faleiro Eduardo Martinho

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 82(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, in the context of an election petition where the appellant alleged corrupt practices against the respondent after another candidate had withdrawn. The Court held that the election petition was rightly dismissed for non-compliance with Section 82(b), which mandates that all candidates against whom allegations are made must be joined as respondents. The dismissal was upheld as the appellant failed to include the withdrawn candidate in the petition, thereby violating procedural requirements under Section 86 of the Act.