P.H. PANDIAN vs P. VELDURAI . — C.A. No. 7457/2000

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010210092000

Filing Date

13-Dec-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 7457/2000

Diary Number

21009/2000

Order Date

11-Sep-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 13-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.P.H. PANDIAN

    Adv. R. NEDUMARAN (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.P. VELDURAI .

    Adv. L. K. PANDEY (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Sep-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 13-Dec-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 7457/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of C.A. No. 007457/2000 (Pandian v. Veldurai) The Supreme Court disposed of the election appeal on September 11, 2001, finding it largely infructuous due to fresh elections already held. While the Court struck down the High Court's cost order of Rs. 7,500 against the appellant, it critically noted serious procedural delays: the election petition trial lasted 20 months, the judgment remained reserved for 22 months after arguments concluded, and the certified copy took 11 months to deliver. The Court found insufficient evidence of corrupt practice by the returned candidate and declined to address the disqualification issue (Section 9-A) as purely academic. Each party bears their own costs in this appeal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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