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Abraham Kuriakose Vs. P.T. Thomas

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1992Ker19

..... the same as they were instructed. the above acts of the respondent amounts to a corrupt practice, within the meaning of section 123(1) of the representation of the people act, 1951. the election of the respondent is liable to be declared void and set aside'. from the above averments, it can safely be seen that ..... distribution of free rice and prayer-meeting was held on 30-5-1991. the action of the respondent clearly falls within section 123(1) of the representation of the people act, 1951. the election of the respondent from no. 82 thodupuzha is liable to be declared void. d. since the respondent could not distribute the ..... election from no. 82, thodupuzha assembly constituency. the distribution of rice after the prayer meeting, according to the petitioner, constituted corrupt practice as contemplated by the representation of the people act, 1951, hereinafter referred to as 'the act'. on this basis, he has filed this election petition invoking the provisions contained in section 80, 81, 83 .....

R.C. Poudyal and ors. Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1993SC1804; JT1993(2)SC1; 1993(1)SCALE489; 1994Supp(1)SCC324; [1993]1SCR891

..... of seats in the state legislature in accordance with article 332. the consequential reservations in the state legislature were made in the representation of the people act, 1950 and the representation of the people act, 1951, twice by the act 1 oof 1976 and the act 8 of 1980, but not consistent with clause (3 ..... the state of sikkim.23. the election laws (extension to sikkim) act, 1976 sought to extend, with certain special provisions, the representation of the people act, 1950 and the representation of the people act, 1951 to sikkim.24. section 25a of the said act provides:25-a. conditions of registration as elector in sangha constituency in ..... , 1975, and consequential amendments in the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 1976. the writ petitioner contents that the impugned provisions of the representation of the people acts are ultra vires of the constitution and cannot be saved by article 371f(f). alternatively it has been argued that if the provisions 371f (f .....

K. Anbazhagan and ors. Vs. the Secretary,

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR1988Mad275

..... could claim a privilege with regard to its own constitution and having regard to the express provisions in the constitution and the provisions of, the representation of the people act, none of those three privileges could be claimed by the legislative assembly in india.37. the question which necessarily falls for consideration therefore is ..... india because the manner and the procedure for its constitution are regulated by the express provisions of the constitution of india and the provisions of the representation of the people act. the sheet anchor of the argument advanced on behalf of the petitioners is the observation made by the supreme court in the u. p. ..... does not refer to a conviction under the prevention of insults to national honour act.30. a reference was made by mr. raghavan to section 11 of the representation of people act, 1951, which reads as follows: - '11 removal or reduction of period of disqualification - the election commission may, for reasons to be recorded, remove .....

S.P.K.Dhamodhar. Vs. Narayanasamy, and anr.

Court : Chennai

..... the petitioner had also declared that the election petition had been filed within the period of 45 days, prescribed, under section 81(1) of the representation of the people act, 1951. therefore, the petitioner had filed the election petition praying that this court may be pleased to declare the election of the first ..... first respondent ought to have furnished the correct information before the second respondent/returning officer, as per the requirements of section 33-a of the representation of the people act, 1951. by the said legislation, it is clear that the candidates should furnish true and real information, without suppressing the material and substantial ..... first respondent, who is the returned candidate, had furnished an affidavit, along with his nomination form, as mandated under section 33-a of the representation of the people act, 1951. from the information available about the candidates from the relevant website of the election commission of india, through the internet, it had .....

Anil Kumar Jha Vs. the State of Bihar and ors.

Court : Patna

..... act, 2006 and the rules framed thereunder, there is no provision, which is akin to section 3 of the limitation act or section 86 of the representation of the people act, 1951 commanding the election tribunal constituted under the gram panchayat act either by express words or by necessary implication to dismiss the election petition filed beyond ..... to any other consequence.the said observations were rendered by the hon'ble supreme court, with reference to sub-section (5) of section 33 of the representation of the people act, 1951 which required the candidate to furnish the copy of the electoral roll so as to satisfy the returning officer that he was elector in another ..... this court in the case of birendra kumar and shambhu lal (supra) may have been rendered ignoramus of the provisions contained in section 86 of the representation of the people act, 1951 but in those judgments hon'ble single judge of this court having considered the different provisions of the gram panchayat act and the rules .....

Mohinder Singh Gill and anr. Vs. the Chief Election Commissioner, New ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1978SC851; (1978)1SCC405; [1978]2SCR272

..... found elsewhere, reference may be made to section 19a of the act which,, in terms, refers to functions not only under the representation of the people act, 1950 and the representation of the people act, 1951, or under the rules made thereunder, but also under the constitution. the commission is, therefore, entitled to exercise ..... argument as without merit, despite the great dialectical ingenuity in the submission. in this connection the learned judge observed :under section 36 of the representation of the people act, 1951, it is the duty of the retaining officer to scrutinize the nomination papers to ensure that they comply with the requirements of ..... adopted by fazal ali, j. in ponnuswami. : [1952]1scr218 . he explained :the concept of democracy as visualised by the constitution presupposes the representation of the people in parliament and state legislatures by the method of election. and, before an election machinery can be brought into operation, there are three requisites which require .....

T.M. Chandrasekhar Vs. L.R. Shivaramegowda

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR1992KAR444; 1991(3)KarLJ308

..... that the incurring or authorizing of expenditure in contravention of that section is a corrupt practice. incidentally, we may observe that there is provision in the representation of the people act, 1951, which deals with 'disqualifications for membership of parliament or of a state legislature and clause (c) of that section relates to failure on ..... he was responsible for advancing loans to weaker section of the society getting subsidy of rs. 1000/- from the government and other benefits to the people. these representations made by him were deliberately done to induce the voters to think that the 1st respondent is solely responsible for all the programmes and policies carried ..... alleged against r-1 and his election agents under sub-sections (1) (a)(a), (3), (3a), (4) and (6) of section 123 of the representation of the people act, 1951 ('the act' for short hereafter) during this election. they are as follows:(a) the nagamangala assembly constituency during that election had 1,17,135 voters .....

D. Muralidhar Reddy Vs. Paga Pulla Reddy and anr.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : AIR1964AP530

..... practices to establish the commission of such practices, beyond a reasonable doubt since, allegations as to corrupt practices within the contemplation of section 123 of the representation of the people act are of a quasi-criminal character, very strict proof is necessary to bring home the charge as in a criminal case.52. this principle finds ..... samithi of manopad with the object of influencing those voters all of which constitute corrupt practices within the terms of section 123(1)(b) of the representation of the people act and that he arranged meetings of his election campaign at several places some of which were addressed by the then chief minister, within twenty four ..... respondent, who secured 20,548 valid votes, the margin between the two being only 167.3. the respondent presented a petition under section 81 of the representation of the people act, 1951 challenging lie validity of this election and for a declaration that he was duly elected inter alia on the ground that the appellant got a .....

Sivan Pillai Vs. B.C. Jose

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1986Ker153

..... election process must, therefore, remain pure and unsullied and it has been the endeavour of our law makers to secure this by making various provisions in the representation of the people act, 1951. section 123, sub-section (1)(a) is one such provision. it must, therefore, doubtless be construed so as to suppress the mischief ..... deposit got the deposit returned, and that will not affect the nomination of the contesting candidates whose list has been published under section 38 of the representation of the people act, 1951.17. the learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the continuance of the deposit is necessary for valid candidature. counsel for the ..... kerala legislative assembly from no. 70 parur constituency. he has filed this petition under sections 80, 80a, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 100 of the representation of the people act, 1951, for brevity, 'the act'.2. the petition reveals the following facts. the petitioner, the respondent and four others were contesting candidates in the .....

Kerala Vyapari Vavasayi Ekopana Samithi, Ottappalam and anr. Vs. State ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR2000Ker389

..... the scope of jurisdiction of the court under article 226 of the constitution of india even in matters relating to election and covered by the representation of the people act, 1951. it is therefore futile for the respondents to contend that exercising jurisdiction under article 226 of the constitution of india, this court ..... and democracy and would uphold the soveriegnty, unity and integrity of india. this was sufficient compliance with the requirement of the relevant provision in the representation of the people act. the party was in the forefront of safeguarding the fundamental rights of the citizens of the country embodied in part iii of the constitution ..... by any of the registered political parties or associations. nothing is stated by the election commisison regarding its power under section 29a of the representation of the people act or its obligation to ensure that the party which has made a declaration of allegiance to the constitution as a condition precedent for registration .....