Search Results Page
Search Results
1 - 4 of 4 (0.18 seconds)Raghbir Singh Gill vs Gurcharan Singh Tohra & Ors on 9 May, 1980
5. The second question is whether, the evidence of the witness would breach
the secrecy of the election process. It has been held by this Court in S.
Raghbir Singh Gill v. S. Gurcharan Singh Tohra and Ors., [1980] Supp.
A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar vs George Mascrene on 11 April, 1994
SCC
53 and A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar v. George Mascrene and Ors., [1994] Supp.
2 SCC 619 that the purity of the election process is more important than
the privilege conferred by Section 94 of the Act. This Court has recognized
that the secrecy of voting could be breached to subserve a larger public
good, namely, to prevent a fraud on the election process. My learned
brother has dealt with this aspect and I am in agreement with him.
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
1