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PETITIONER: HARISH CHANDRA BAJPAI
Vs.
RESPONDENT: TRILOKI SINGH
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 21/12/1956
BENCH: AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA BENCH: AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P. DAS, S.K.
CITATION: 1957 AIR 444 1957 SCR 370
ACT: Election Dispute-Petition grounded on corrupt Practices Matter, if of wider import than’ Particulars’-Trial’, meaning of-Procedure if includes Power’s--Amendment, if’ and when permissible-Power of Election Tribunal-Person, when can be said to be employed for Purposes of election-Contract of service and contract for services-Distinction- Representation of the People Act (XLIII of 1951), ss. 81, 83, cls. (1), (2) & (3), 90(2), 92, 123 cls.(7) & (8)-Code of Civil -Procedure (Act V of 1908), 0. VI, r. 17.
HEADNOTE: The respondent filed a petition under s. 81 of the Representation of the People Act challenging the election of the appellants to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on the ground that they had committed corrupt practices, the material allegations 371 being, (1) that the appellants " could in the furtherance of their election enlist the support of certain Government servants ", and (2) that the appellant No. 1 had employed two persons in excess of the prescribed number for his election purposes. No list of particulars of corrupt...