VIJAY LAXMI SADHO vs JAGDISH

The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of applications seeking dismissal of an election petition under Section 86(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, on grounds of non-compliance with Section 83(1) regarding affidavit verification. The Court found that the affidavit's contradictory verification statements did not render the election petition defective as claimed by the appellant. The Court emphasized that the election petition's maintainability was not solely dependent on the language of the affidavit or the petition itself, thus affirming the High Court's decision.