S.M.Nasar vs Pandia Rajan. K
In Ramesh Rout v. Rabindra Nath Rout, the Hon’ble Supreme
Court had held that the handbook issued to the Returning Officer does not
have a statutory corrupt act and therefore, a mere failure to adhere to the
directions contained in the handbook without any further evidence as to the
effect of such failure cannot have the effect of vitiating the elections.
Therefore, the failure on the part of the Returning Officer to have a recount
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of the postal ballots cannot be a ground to vitiate the elections.