Supreme Court of India · 2005-12-16
HARKIRAT SINGH vs AMARINDER SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2004/27925
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- HARKIRAT SINGH
- Respondent
- AMARINDER SINGH
- Author
- C.K. THAKKER
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL,C.K. THAKKER,P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of an election petition under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, ruling that the petitioner failed to disclose material facts regarding alleged corrupt practices as defined in Section 123 of the Act. The Court emphasized the necessity of providing specific details of corrupt practices to establish a valid cause of action in election petitions. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the election of the respondent as valid.