PATANGRAO KADAM vs PRITHVIRAJ SAYAJIRAO YADAV DESHMUKH &ORS

The Supreme Court, in Civil Appeal Nos. 2080-2081 of 1998, addressed the maintainability of an election petition under Section 116-A of the Representation of People Act, 1951. The Court held that non-compliance with Section 82(b) regarding the inclusion of a validly nominated candidate as a party to the petition is fatal, leading to the dismissal of the election petition. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming that the election petition was not maintainable due to procedural deficiencies.