MALKIT KAUR vs JATINDER KAUR . — C.A. No. 4926/2000

Case Summary: C.A. No. 4926/2000 - Malkit Kaur v. Jatinder Kaur Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed all appeals (C.A. 4926, 4927, and 4928/2000) with no order as to costs. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the Returning Officer lacked authority to alter the election result after Form IX (official declaration) was signed, even to correct alleged errors. Once a candidate is declared elected in Form IX, challenges must proceed through election petition proceedings, not administrative correction. Key Issue: After the 1998 Sarpanch election in Moga district, the vote counts were allegedly reversed between Malkit Kaur and Jatinder Kaur in the official declaration form, and the Returning Officer attempted to correct this two days later. The Court held this correction was unlawful. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.