Supreme Court of India

Sethi Roop Lal v. Mrs. Malti Thapar and Ors.

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Bench S.C. Agrawal and M.K. Mukherjee JJ.
Decided 15 February 1994

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons the impugned order dated May 28, 1993 cannot also be sustained.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Representation of the People Act, 1951: Sections 86(5) and 87-Amend­ ment of Election Petition-Not relating to corrupt practice-To be considered in the light of S.87 and Order VI Rule 17 .P. . Code of Civil Procedure 1908: Order VI Rule 17-Amendment of petition-Election petition-General power of amendment-Subject to the Representation of the People Act and restricted by S.86 (5) thereof Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961: Rule 93 (1) clause (d)-Marked copy of electoral rolls-Production in Cou~Whether could impair the secrecy of the voters.

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