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december 2005

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.

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