Supreme Court of India
M.R. Gopalakrishnan v. Thachady Prabhakaran and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the above reasons I request you to be good enough to take steps for the recounting of votes of 104, Kayamkulam, for which I shall be grateful D toyou.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Election: Representation of People Act, 1951-Sections 51-58, 63, 94, JOO, 123(3) and 128 Election to Legislative Assembly-Irregularity not advanced orally or in writing at the time of counting of votes-Whether constitutes irregularity in counting of votes-Whether could affect the result of election of the returned candidate-Held: No-consistent practice is that Courts do not to interfere unless there is grave or palpable error in the appreciation Jf evidence-Stressed / I The appellant and respondents 1 to 7 were candidates for a Legislative Assembly seat.
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Where later benches applied it
- 2003 M. Chinnasamy v. K.C. Palanisamy and Ors.
- 2003 Jibontara Ghatowar v. Sarbananda Sonowal and Ors.
- 2001 V.S. Achuthanandan v. P. J. Francis and Anr.
- 2000 Vadivelu v. Sundaram and Ors.
- 1999 V.S. Achuthanandhan v. P.J. Francis and Anr.
Of those, 5 mentioned
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