ASHRAF KOKKUR vs K.V.ABDUL KHADER ETC.

The Supreme Court examined whether the election petition disclosed a cause of action under Order VII Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court held that the petition did not adequately plead that the respondent held an office of profit under the State Government as required by Article 191(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. Consequently, the dismissal of the election petition was upheld, affirming that the necessary elements for a triable issue were not present.