VIJAY LAXMI SADHO vs JAGDISH — C.A. No. 2720/2000

Case under Section III. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010047642000

Filing Date

14-Mar-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 2720/2000

Diary Number

4764/2000

Order Date

05-Jan-2001

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section III

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VIJAY LAXMI SADHO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JAGDISH

    Adv. NIRAJ SHARMA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Jan-2001

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 05-Jan-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 14-Mar-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 2720/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by elected candidate Dr. Vijay Laxmi Sadho challenging the High Court's rejection of his applications to dismiss an election petition filed against him. The Court held that defects in affidavit verification are curable and do not warrant dismissal under Section 86(1) of the Representation of the People Act, and that an election petition filed in Hindi (authorized by Article 348(2) of the Constitution and a 1971 Notification) cannot be dismissed for non-compliance with High Court Rule 2(b) requiring English language. The Court clarified that High Court Rules are procedural and cannot override constitutional provisions or statutory requirements of Sections 81-83 of the Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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