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1 - 10 of 11 (0.35 seconds)Jagan Nath vs Jaswant Singh And Others on 20 January, 1954
“40. (i) The success of a candidate who
has won at an election should not be lightly
interfered with. Any petition seeking such
interference must strictly conform to the
requirements of the law. Though the purity
of the election process has to be
safeguarded and the Court shall be vigilant
to see that people do not get elected by
flagrant breaches of law or by committing
corrupt practices, the setting aside of an
election involves serious consequences not
only for the returned candidate and the
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constituency, but also for the public at large
inasmuch as re-election involves an
enormous load on the public funds and
administration. [See: Jagan Nath Vs.
Jaswant Singh, Gajanan Krishnaji Bapat Vs.
Dattaji Raghobaji Meghe].
Gajanan Krishnaji Bapat & Anr vs Dattaji Raghobaji Meghe & Ors on 18 July, 1995
“40. (i) The success of a candidate who
has won at an election should not be lightly
interfered with. Any petition seeking such
interference must strictly conform to the
requirements of the law. Though the purity
of the election process has to be
safeguarded and the Court shall be vigilant
to see that people do not get elected by
flagrant breaches of law or by committing
corrupt practices, the setting aside of an
election involves serious consequences not
only for the returned candidate and the
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constituency, but also for the public at large
inasmuch as re-election involves an
enormous load on the public funds and
administration. [See: Jagan Nath Vs.
Jaswant Singh, Gajanan Krishnaji Bapat Vs.
Dattaji Raghobaji Meghe].
Rahim Khan vs Khurshid Ahmed & Ors on 8 August, 1974
14. When the petitioner come out with the election petition
to declare the election of the returned candidate as void, he has
to establish that improper receipt of votes or violation of the rules
in counting of postal ballots and subsequent recounting, have
materially affected the election of the returned candidate. The
election of the candidate cannot be declared as void unless there
is a clear and strong evidence compelling the Court to accept the
contention of the defeated candidate. The Hon'ble Supreme Court
in Rahim Khan Vs. Khurshid Ahmed reported in (1974) 2 SCC
660 has held as follows:
Section 80 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Section 81 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Section 82 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Section 84 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Section 86 in The Representation of the People Act, 1951 [Entire Act]
Jeet Mohinder Singh vs Harminder Singh Jassi on 26 October, 1999
13. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Jeet Mohinder Singh
Vs. Harminder Singh Jassi reported in (1999) 9 SCC 386 in
paragraph 40, has held as follows: