P.H. Pujar vs Kanthi Rajashekhar Kidiyappa & Ors

The case involves a challenge to an election result for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The respondent sought to void the appellant's narrow victory of 138 votes, alleging improper rejection of ballot papers and non-compliance with statutory provisions. The legal issue centers on whether the rejection of votes and missing ballot papers were sufficient to overturn the election result under Section 100 of the Act.