Youaraj Rai à Appellant vs Chander Bahadur Karki à Respondents

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, determining that the limitation period for filing election petitions begins from the date of declaration of results, which is April 26, 2004, for un-contested elections. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that the election petitions filed on June 25, 2004, were barred by limitation, affirming that the relevant date for challenging the election was not the date of polling or result publication but the date of declaration of the un-contested election. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, maintaining the High Court's decision.