Digest Election Law Reports, Vol. XXXIII-XLII (1966-1970)

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
A DIGEST
OF THE
Election Law Reports
VOLS. XXXIII TO XLII
1966-1970
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CONTENTS
I. Table of Heading . i—ii
II. Table of Cases Digested • . . iii—xiii
III. Table of Cases Overruled, Followed, Referred to etc. . . xiv—xliv
IV. Digest 1—327
V. Index to Statutes referred to 328—355
TABLE OF HEADINGS
PAGB
Agency 1
Ballot papers . . . . . . . . . .. 1
Constitution 24
Corrupt Practice—.
1. General Principles 29
2. Appeal on grounds of religion etc. . . . .. 50
3. Bribery 72
4. Publishing false statements 86
5. Standard of proof 103
6. Hiring or procuring vehicles . 109
7. Incurring unauthorised expenses . . . . . .. 114
8. Procuring assistance of Government servants 124
9. Undue influence 130
10. Use of national or religious symbols • • 13*
11. Miscellaneous , 146
Disqualification of candidates—•
1. Qualifying date 148
2. Age 154
3. Interest in contract with Government 161
4. Holding office of profit lg2
Election Commission 197
Election Expenses , . . . . • • • •• 1^8
Election petition—
1. General Principles . . . . • • • •• 206
2. Amendment of petition . .. . • • • • 217
3. Deposit of security . . . . . . •• 223
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4. Limitation . . . . . . . . . .. 224
5. Parties to the petition . . . . . . . • 226
6. Naming of guilty parties 236
7. Abatement of petition . . . . . . . .. 236
8. Grounds for setting aside election . 238
9. Burden of proof 245
10. Supply of copies . . . . . . . . .. 265
11. Miscellaneous matters 268
Election Tribunal . 269
Electoral Roll 270
Estoppel 276
High Court . 276
Nomination of candidates—•
• 1. Filing of Nomination 277
2. Oath 288
3. Age [See Disqualification of candidate-Age]. . . . .. 300
Poll . . .. . . . . . . .. 300
Polling Agents 303
President . . . • „ • . . . . , , .. 303
Presiding Officer 307
Recrimination . . . / . . . . . .. 308
Resjudicata .- . .• . . > - . * ' . 310
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Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . .. 311
Scheduled Castes and Tribes . . . . . . . .. 312
State Government . . : . . • , . . , .. 320
Supreme Court . .• . . .* . , . . . . 321
Symbols 323
Words and phrases 325
TABLE OF CASES DIGESTED
ELR VOLS. XXXTII TO XLII
PACE
Abdul Gani Malik v. Ghulam Nabi Mircha & others . . .. 175,180,311
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 424
Abdul Gani Malik v. Syed Ahmed Aga and another. . . . 2,129,242,280
(H.C. of J&K) 40,E.L.R. 148
Abdul Ghani Namtihali . Gulam Mohammed Paray and another . . 178,209
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(S.C.) 42 E.L.R. 100
Abdul Hamid Ranggrez v. M. N. Koul & others 193,282,297
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 130
Abdul Rahiman Khan v. Sadasiva Tripathi . . . . . .169
(S.C.) 39 E.L.R. 92
Abnash Chand v. Smt. Ora Prabha Jain and another ' . . . 73,125
(Punjab & Haryana High Court) 33 E.L.R. 142
Adityan, S. B v. T. Martin 34 E.L.R. 339 32,42,55
(H.C. of Madras)
Ali Mohamed Tariq v. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad & others . . .214
(H.C. of J & K) 39 E.L.R. 287
Amarnath v. Sardar Lachman Singh & others 31,90,163,198
(Punjab & Haryana High Court) 34 E.L.R. 103
Amarnath Verman and another v. Dev Raj Anand & others . . . 76,139
(Punjab & Haryana High Court) 34 E.L.R. 359
Amar Nath Gupta & another v. Ram Gopal Shawlwala . . .. 141,249
(H.C. of Delhi) 37 E.L.R.l
Atnbika Saran Singh v. Mahant Mahadev Nand Giri . . .. 72,130,250
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 183.
Amolak Chand v- Raghuveer Singh . . . .. 282 285
(S.C.) 36 E.L.R. 185
Amrit Lai Ambalal Patel v. Himatbhai Gomanbhai Patel . . 157 158
(S.C.) 38 E.L.R. 32
Anant Ram Majhi v. Kolaka Nila Kantham . . . . . 108 254
(S.C.) 39 E.L.R. 359
Anjani Ramji Hadmat v. Furgo Narayan Shriniwas & others . . . 164
(Judicial Commissioner, Goa) 35 E.L.R. 21
Anokh Singh v. Surinder Singh & others . . .. 181
(H.C. of Punjab & Haryana) 42 E.L.R. 485
Atam Das v. Suriya Prasad 175
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 359 .
Bableshwar Haji Saheb Amin Saheb v. Darnani Surajratan Fatte Chand . 25
(Before the Election Commission of India) 37 E.L.R. 41
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Babu Saheb Bhimrao Salutikhe v. Ganpatrao Annasaheb Deshmukh . . 97
(S.C.) 39 E.L.R. 225
Babubhai Vallabhdas Gandhi v. Piloo Homi Modi 125,126,229
(Gujarat H.C.) 36 E.L.R. 108
Baburao Patel & Others v. Dr. Zakir Hussain & others . . .. 304,306
(S.C.) 33 E.L.R. 1
Baidyanath Panjiar v. Sitaram Mahto & Others . . . .. 274
(S.C.) 42 E.L.R. 330
Baijnath Singh Vaidya v. Ravindra Pratap Singh 34,45,92,130,
(Allahabad H.C.) 36 E.L.R. 327 140
Bapurao v. Sidramappa & Others 83,122,195,
(H.C. of Mysore at Bangalore) 41 E.L.R. 83 204,210
Basant Ram v. Nalu Ram 91,199
(Delhi High Court) Himachal Pradesh Bench, 35 E.L.R. 151
Smt. Beni Rai v. Prem Narain & Others 23,310
(Allahabad H.C.) 42, E.L.R. 422
Bhagwan Dass Singha v. Shri Harchand Singh 160,275
(H.C. of Punjab & Haryana) 42 E.L.R. 439
Bhaiya Ram Munda v. Anirudh Patar and Others . . . .. 320
(High Court of Patna) 42 E.L.R. 362
Bhailabhai Narottamdas Patel v. Mangaldas Godhardass . . .9,75
Pola & another (Gujarat High Court) 34 E.L.R. 269
Bhamburkar Shriniwas Gopal v. Brahma Deo & others . . . .307
(S.C.) 33 E.L.R. 18
Bhanu Kumar Shastri v. Mohan Lai Sukhadia and others . . . . 33,95,134,
(Rajasthan H.C.) 38 E.L.R. 119 202,
Birendra Chandra Dutta v. J.K. Chaudhury 2,47,64,96,
(Judicial Commissioner of Tripura at Agartala) 38 E.L.R. 381 128,134 213
218,231,264
266,273,273
Bishambar Dayal v. Raj Rajeswar & another 144,208 225
(Allahabad H.C.) 39 E.L.R. 363 267
Brij Mohan v. Hardayal Devgun & another 12,288
(Delhi H.C.) 36 E.L.R. 384
Chaganlal v. Narbada Prasad & others . . . . . .. 52,284
(Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore) 33 E.L.R. 286
Chandan Lai v. Ram Dass & another . . . .. . 176 193 288
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 214
Chandra Pal Shailani v. Shri Nar Deo & others 313 325
(Allahabad H.C.) 36 E.L.R. 31
Chenna Reddy, M. v. V. Ramachandra Rao & another . . .. 109,259,334
(S.C.) 40 E.L.R. 390
Chidambara Bharathy R. v. P.R. Ramaraju Returning Officer & others 7,51,88
(Madras H.C.) 33 E.L.R. 178
Chiranjiv Lai Harsola v. Mohan Lai Sethia 68 136 257
(H.C. of Madhya Pradesh) 40 E.L..R. 373
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Choudhury, J.K. v. Birendra Chandra Dutta 24,147
(S.C.) 42 E.L.R. 66
Chunilal Singh Ukkad Singh Raghuvanshi v. Gajadhar & others. . 256,257
(S.C.) 40 E.L.R. 339
D.R. Gurushanthappa v. Abdul Khuddees Anwar & others . . • 35
(Mysore High Court at Bangalore^ 33 E.L.R. 162
Dal Singh v. Narain Singh & another 210,264
(High Court of Punjab & Haryana) 42 E.L.R. 192
Dal Chand Jain v. Narayan Shankar Trivedi & another . . . 100,123,145,
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 163 235
Dasu Sinha v. Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav & others . . .. 110,127,202,
(Patna H.C.) 38 E.L.R. 177 213,271
Devjibhai Sadabhai Parmar v. Becharbhai Parmabhai . . . 119
(S.C.) 39 E.L.R. 457
Deviprasad v. Maluram Singhania and others . . . .. 55,114,125,246
(Madhya Pradesh H.C.) 35 E.L.R. 59
Deviprasad v. Maluram Singhania and others . . 125
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 335
Dina v. Narayan Singh . . . . . . . .. 316
(S.C.) 38 E.L.R. 212
Dinesh Rai Dangi v. Daulat Ram 66,145
(H.C. of Rajasthan) 39 E.L.R. 463
Durga Prasad v. Sri Jayendra Singh and Others . . .. 107,118,129,
(Allahabad H.C.) 39 E.L.R. 1 241
Durga Singh v. Jawar Hussain . . . . . .. 289
(Patna High Court) 34 E.L.R. 281
Duryodhan v. Sita Ram . . . . . . . .. 270
(H.C. of Allahabad) 40 E.L.R. 215
Dutta, S.G. v. Krishna Bajpai 19, 198
(H.C. of Allahabad) 42 E.L.R. 353
Dwarka Prasad Mishra v. Kamal Narayan Sharma &"another . . 25, 322
(H.C. of Madhya Pradesh) 42 E.L.R. 53
Gaya Kishore Samal v. R.N. Rao & others . . .. 153
(Patna H.C.) 42 E.L.R. 84
•Gajo v. Ram Chand and others . . . . .. 27276317
(H.C. of Delhi, Himachal Bench, Simla) 39, E.L.R. 99
•Ghasi Ram v. Dal Singh and others . .. . . . . 78,130
(S.C.) 36 E.L.R. 60
Ghasi Ram Majhi v. Omkar Singh . . 77,199,238
(Orissa High Court) 35 E.L.R. 80
Ghulam Ahmsd Dar v. Mohd Sultan Tantaray and Mukhtah Malik . 174,295
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 91
Ghulam Hassan v. GulamNabiWani and another . . .. 189
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 1
•Ghulam Hassan Khan v. Shamim Ahmad Shamim and Others . . 67,109 215
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 318
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Ghulam Moh'd Paray v. Shri Abdul Gani Namthali & another
(H.C. of Jamrau & Kashmir) 39 E.L.R. 199 172,225
Ghulam Nabi Magrey v. Mian Bashir Ahmed 1
(H.C. of J & K) 42 E.L.R. 263 178,278
Ghulam Quadir Mir v. Ghulam Mho'd Rajpuri & Others
Md. Shafi Simnani V. Ghulam Md. Rajpuri fors) in brackets 286
(H.C. of J & K) 39 E.L.R. 485
Ghulam Rasool Mantoo v. Syed Mir Qasm & another 174,296
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 101
Girindra Nath Gogol v. Promode Chandra Gogoi & others 98,215,254
(H.C. of Assam & Nagaland) 39 E.L.R. 319
Goka Ramalingam v. Boddu Abraham & another . 317,318
(S.C.) 40 E.L.R. 291
Gopalaredly, D. v. S. Bhai Talpalikar and others 112,173
(S.C.) 39 E.L.R. 305
Ghulam Qadir Masala v. Abdul Ghani Lone & Others 173,295,312
(J & K High Court) 40 E.L.R. 53
Gulzar Ahmed v. Abdul Rashid . .. 152,281
(J & K H.C.) 38 E.L.R. 342
Gurushantappa, D.R. v. Abdul Khuddus Anwar & Others . 24,192
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 153
Gurushanthappa. v. Abdul Khuddees Anwar & Others, . 34,87,183
33 E.L.R. 162 (H- C. of Mysore)
Guruji Shrihar Baliram Jiva ode v. Vithalrao & Others 99
(S.C.) 40 E.L.R. 189 t
Habibullah v. Ghulam Rasool Kar and Others 177,288
(H.C. of J&K)41 E.L.R. 1
Haji Saif-ud-Din v. Mohammed Ashraf Khan .. 29,189,280
(H.C. of J & K) 40 E.L.R. 35
Hans Raj v. Pt. Hati Ram & Others . . .. 203
(S.C.) 40 E.L.R. 125
Hansraj v. Hari Ram . . . . . .. 117
(Delhi H.C., Himachal Pradesh Bench), 35 E.L.R. 172
Haokholal Thangjom v. Lalroukung and another 59, 110,
(Judicial Commissioner's Court, Manipur) 37 E.L.R. 19 241, 307
Harbhajan Singh v. Sagar Singh Sisodiya
(Madhya Pradesh High Court) 34 E.L.R. 221 271,
Harcharan-Singh, S. v. S..Mohinder Singh . ..
(S.C.) 38 E.L.R. 1 157
Hardwari Lai v. Pratap Singh . .
(H.C. of Punjab & Haryana) 41 E.L.R. 58 1OO,121,13(
Hari Gopal Dube v. Smt. Vijaya Raje Scindia . 227
(Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore) 33 E.L.R. 119
Harish Chandra Deogam v. Bagun Sumbrui 61, 64, ©6,
(Patna H.C.) 38 E.L.R. 305 127, 167, 276
Hari Vishnu Kamath v. Choudhary Nitiraj Singh 46, 266
(M.P. H.C. at Indore) 36 E.L.R. 356
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Hira Singh Pal v. Madan Lai 109,285,311
(S.C.) 35 E.L.R. 123
Him Ram v. Arjun Singh . 200,246
(Dslhi High Court) Himachal Bench 35 E.L.R. 226
Huna Mai and another v. Balwant Rai Tayal . . . . . . 83, 259
(H. C. of Punjab & Haryana) 40 E.L.R. 444
Inamdas S. S. V. Agadi Sanganna Anounappa . . .. . 53,139,163-
34 E L R I 183,184,251
Ishvarappa Sidningappa Ghattarki v. Pampakavi Rayappa Belgali . . 150
(HC. of Mysore) 39 E.L.R. 120 185,254
Jagdamba Prasad v. Sri Jagannath Prasad & Others 161,198
(H.C. of Allahabad, Lucknow Bench) 42 E.L.R. 465
Jagannath an4 another v. Narayan Uttamrao Deshmukh & another . .120
(S.C.) 40 E.L.R. 16
Jagat Kishore Prasad Narain Singh v. Rajendra Kumar Poddar . . . I53, 235,
(Patna High Court) 42 E.L.R. 231 245, 268
Jagpati Singh y. Ramanand Singh . . . . . . .. 80
(S.C.) 38 E.L.R. 25
Jai Muni v. Gian Chand 22
(H.C. of Punjab & Haryana) 42, E.L.R. 227
Jai Singh v. Ram Kishan and others 8,89,114
(Punjab & Haryana High Court) 34 E.L.R. 73 125
Janak Sinha v.,Mahant Ram Kishan Das alias Mahanth Ram Kishore Das
and others . 33 106
(H.C. of Patna) 37 E.L.R. 151
Janardhan Yadhav Sakhare v. Mukund Vithoba . . .. '14
(S.C.) 38 E.L.R. 8
Jia Lai v. Ghulam Mustafa 296
(S.C.) 42 E.L.R. 122
Jitendra Bahadur Singh v. Krishna Behari & Others . .. 5
(S.C.) 42 E.L.R. 319
Joshibhai Chunibhai Patel v. Anwar Beg A. Mirza . 16 112
(S.C.) 39 E.L.R. 438
Kabul Singh v. Kundan Singh & Others . . .. 275
(S.C.) 42 E.L.R. 325 ' '
Kacho Mohammed Ali Khan v. Kushak Bakula . .. 199 224
(Jammu & Kashmir High Court) 34 E.L.R. 323 '
Kamal Narayan Sharma v. D.P. Mishra . . . 95 102124
(H.C. of Madhya Pradesh) 41 E.L.R. 369 ' ' ' 211,236
Kamtaprasad Upadhya v. Sarjoo Prasad Tiwari & Others . . . 156 85238
(Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore) 35 E.L.R. 1 ' '
Kamala Prasad Upadhyaya v. Sarjoo Prasad Thiwari & Others . , 244
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 44
Kamath, H.V.'v. Ctt. Nitiraj Singh . . .. K5 323
(S.C.) 41 E.L.R. 343 . . .. »,
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Kanhiya Lai Balmiki v. Ram Charan . . 23 3f»
(H.C. Allahabad) 42 E.L.R. 107