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Jul 14 1977 (HC)

Dr. K.K. Mohamad Koya Vs. P.M. Sayeed

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1977Ker160

..... respondent urged an alternative contention having a bearing on the question of limitation. according to the respondent there was non-compliance with section 81(3) of the representation of the people act 1951. according to section 81(3) of the act every election petition shall be accompanied by as many copies as there are respondents mentioned in the ..... with the procedure regarding the trial of election petitions. rule 207 may be read in this context: 'definitions.-- in this chapter, (1) 'the act' shall mean the representation of the people act, 1951, and (2) 'the judge' shall mean the judge of the court who has been assigned by the chief justice under sub-section (2) of section ..... are two-fold. in the first place it is argued that the relevant petition was filed beyond the period prescribed in section 81(1) of the representation of the people act. according to that provision the petition has to be presented within 45 days from, but not earlier than the date of the election of the respondent .....

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Aug 20 2001 (HC)

Vijay Somani Vs. Capt. Ajay Singh

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : AIR2002P& H215

..... be answered is whether the election petition can be rejected at the outset on account of nondisclosure of cause of action/material facts and particulars. under the representation of the people act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as 'the 1951 act'), in part vi provisions in respect of the disputes regarding elections have been laid out. in ..... on 21-2-2000 during his door to door canvassing. this action of the respondent amounts to a corrupt practice under section 123(1) of the representation of the people act. 1951.'the following defects in the pleadings have been pointed out by the learned counsel for the respondent in para 6(a) :--1) the ..... being dissatisfied with the election of the respondent, the petitioner filed the instant election petition under section 80, 81 read with sections 100 and 123 of the representation of the people act, 1951 for setting aside the election of capt. ajay singh i.e. the respondent from the rewari assembly constitutency to the haryana lesgislative assembly.2. .....

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Feb 03 1964 (HC)

Sardar Mal Vs. Smt. Gayatri Devi

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : AIR1964Raj223

..... regardingattestation under section 81(3).31. annexures a, b and c filed with the petition contained particulars of the corrupt practices. section 83(2) of the representation of the people act 1951 as originally enacted laid down that such particulars shall be contained in a list signed and verified in the manner laid down in the code of ..... sc 210 the petitioner had not joined as respondent a duly nominated candidate who had withdrawn his candidature and had not contested the election. section 82 of the representation of the people act 1951, as it stood then, laid down that a petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition all the candidates who were duly nominated at the ..... have accordingly stated the following points of law on which they differ for decision under section 98, c.p.c.'(i) whether section 81(3) of the representation of the people act 1950 (1951?) as amended, in so far as it lays down that every copy of the election petition shall be attested by the petitioner under his .....

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Mar 18 2010 (HC)

Sorab Singh Gill Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : AIR2010P& H83

..... of the constitution for appointment as a judge of the high court;(f) under section 16 of the representation of the people act, 1950 (43 of 1950) in regard to registration as a voter;(g) under sections 3 and 4 of the representation of the people act, 1951 (43 of 1951) with regard to the eligibility for being a member of the house of ..... the people or of the council of states, as the case may be;(h) under section 5, 5a and 6 of the ..... representation of the people act, 1951 (43 of 1951) with regard to the eligibility for being a member of the legislative assembly or a .....

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Sep 15 2010 (HC)

Dilip Kumar Yadav. Vs. State of Bihar.

Court : Patna

..... case not true. remaining three cases were just instituted two days before on 16th june, 2003.5. my attention was drawn towards section 33 a of the representation of the peoples act, 1951 which reads as such:"33-a. right to information-- (1) a candidate shall, apart from any information which he is required to furnish, ..... procedure seeking quashing of first information report being dumra p.s. case no. 71 of 2005 dated 18th may, 2005 lodged under section 125a of the representation of the peoples act, 1951 and under sections 171(g), 177, 181, and 198 of the indian penal code.3. the relevant facts of the case is that ..... a candidate for election for local body constituency wherein as per requirement along with his nomination furnished the required details supported with affidavit. subsequently, one of the people lodged a complaint before the authority that in the affidavit, furnished by the petitioner, some required details were deliberately concealed as to pendency of four criminal cases .....

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Apr 16 2004 (SC)

Manda Jaganath Vs. K.S. Rathnam and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC3600; 2004(5)ALLMR(SC)527; 2004(5)ALT28(SC); JT2004(5)SC8; 2004(4)SCALE600; (2004)7SCC492

..... after issuance of election notification because of the specific bar found in article 329(b) of the constitution of india read with the other provisions of the representation of the people act, 1951. they also contended that the high court could not have directed the returning officer to treat the first respondent as a candidate set up ..... only. they also submitted that in view of glaring defects and omissions found in form b filed by the first respondent which are in contravention of the representation of the people act, the rules and orders made thereunder, it was only the returning officer who was competent to adjudicate on such issues and the high court could ..... presented to such authority and in such manner as may be provided for in a law made by the appropriate legislature. the parliament has by enacting the representation of people act, 1951 provided for such a forum for questioning such elections hence, under article 329(b) no forum other than such forum constituted under the r. .....

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Dec 13 1982 (HC)

V.R. Sreerama Rao Vs. Telugudesam, a Political Party and anr.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : AIR1983AP96

..... to form associations, in the interests of nation's sovereignty and intergrity.11. the legal effect of s. 123(3) of the representation of the people act, (3) of the representation of the people act, 1951 is to forbid a candidate at an election to canvass electoral support on the basis of language. the legal effect of ..... name per se constitutes a violation of the spirit of the 16th constitutional amendment and the consequential amendments brought about in the penal code and the representation of the people act should therefore, be rejected.10. the 16th constitutional amendment act 1963 seeking to preserve, promote and maintain theintegrity and sovereignty of the nation ..... field recognised by the election commission as political parties with election symbols allotted to them sri. ramarao denied the relevancy of section 123 of the representation of the people act, or section 153-a of the penal code or the 16th constitutional amendment to the decision in this case sri ramarao finally stated that .....

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Feb 12 1969 (SC)

Samant N. Balkrishna and anr. Vs. V. George Fernandez and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1969SC1201; (1969)3SCC238; [1969]3SCR603

..... given in the cpc can be invoked because section 87 makes the procedure applicable, as nearly as may be to the trial of election petitions, the representation of the people act itself enacts some rules which override the civil procedure code. general power of amendment or the power derived from the cpc must be taken to be overborne in ..... an election agent or by the improper reception, refusal or rejection of votes or by any non-compliance with the provisions of the constitution or of the representation of the people act or rules or orders made under it. this condition has to be established by some evidence direct or circumstantial. it is, therefore, clear that the ..... separately in sub-paragraphs a to j. sub-paragraphs a to d dealt with the invalidity of the election for non-compliance with section 62 of the representation of the people act and articles 326 and 327 of the constitution. these concerned the secrecy of ballot (a), registering of some voters in two constituencies (b), omission .....

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May 02 2019 (HC)

S. Sadachari Sai Baba Om Ji vs.union of India & Ors.

Court : Delhi

..... has been improperly rejected; 10. learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the proceedings for disqualification of the petitioner conducted under section 10a of the representation of people act, 1951 were carried in accordance with law. he has invited attention of this court to a summary report of district election officer (deo) ..... -40) . the petitioner, however, failed to lodge the amount of election expenses as required under the representation of people act, 1951 and rules and order made thereunder. vide an order dated 07.06.2016, passed by the respondent no.3, the petitioner was disqualified for ..... his nomination was rejected on the ground that his name appears in the list of disqualified persons issued by respondent no.3 under section 10a of the representation of people act, 1951.6. in the year 2015, the petitioner had contested general elections to the legislative assembly, 2015 , from new delhi assembly constituency (ac .....

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Aug 31 2007 (HC)

Krishna S/O Panchamrao Khopade Vs. Satish S/O Jhaulal Chaturvedi and o ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2007(6)ALLMR96

..... order to fill up the vacuum left due to non-legislation by parliament. it is high time that the parliament should consider amending the representation of the people act, 1951 by incorporating disqualification of the candidate for furnishing wrong or incomplete information and suppressing material information about the assets and liabilities of ..... of india had undertaken comprehensive study of the measures required to expedite hearing of election petitions and to have a thorough review of the representation of the people act, 1951 so as to make the electoral process more fair, transparent and equitable. the law commission made recommendation for debarring a ..... been materially affected. he submitted that the nomination paper filed by r-1 was rightly accepted by r-10. he submitted that neither the representation of people act, 1951 nor the rules, orders, instructions issued thereunder contained any provision regarding disqualification of a candidate due to filing of defective affidavit or .....

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