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PETITIONER: RANANJAYA SINGH
Vs.
RESPONDENT: BAIJNATH SINGH AND OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 29/09/1954
BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ) MUKHERJEA, B.K. BOSE, VIVIAN HASAN, GHULAM
CITATION: 1954 AIR 749 1955 SCR 671 CITATOR INFO : R 1971 SC 267 (33) R 1971 SC1295 (16,18,85) R 1975 SC 308 (12,14) RF 1975 SC2299 (117,492,495,501) D 1985 SC1133 (6,11) F 1987 SC1577 (19) R 1989 SC1737 (11)
ACT: Representation of the People act, 1951 (XLIII of 1951),ss. 77, 123(7), 124(4)-Gist of corrupt practice as defined in s. 123(7).
HEADNOTE: Section 123(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, shows clearly that in order to amount to a corrupt practice the excess expenditure must be incurred or authorised by a candidate or his agent and the employment. of extra persons must likewise be by a candidate or his agent. The charge against the appellant was, inter alia, that the Manager, Assistant Manager, 20 Ziladars of Amethi and their peons and orderlies had worked for the appellant in connection with the election. The view taken by the Election Tribunal that though the estate belonged to the father of the appellant, nevertheless as the appellant was the heir apparent and actually looked after the estate on behalf of ...