Kalyan Singh Chouhan vs C.P.Joshi on 24 January, 2011
16. The next decision relied on by the learned Senior
counsel for the petitioner is in the case of Kalyan Singh
Chouhan (supra). In this case which arose out of an election
petition filed under the Representation of People Act, 1951 the
Hon'ble Supreme Court held that party to the election petition
must plead the material fact and substantiate its affirmation by
adducing sufficient evidence. It proceeded to hold that the Court
cannot travel beyond the pleadings and the issue cannot be
framed unless there are pleadings to raise the controversy on a
particular fact or law. It is not permissible for the Court to allow
the party to lead evidence which is not in line of the pleadings.
This Court finds no applicability whatsoever of the ratio of this
decision to the facts of the instant case in which the
constitutional validity of the proviso to section 11 (1)(c) of the
Act has been challenged.