Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Elected Candidate in Election Nomination Defect Case – Returning Officer Erred in Rejecting Nomination Paper Due to Non-Substantial Defect. The nomination paper disclosed the Dhanbad constituency in its heading despite the proposer writing 'Bihar' in the constituency blank, a mistake caused by a Government printing error; such defect was not of a substantial character under Sections 33(4) and 36(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951....
The litigation arose out of a bye-election held on December 21 and 22, 1958, to fill a vacancy in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Dhanbad constituency. Nomination papers were to be filed by No...
