Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Election Recrimination Case; Tribunal Cannot Permit Abandonment of Seat Claim Under Order 23 Rule 1 CPC. Right of Recrimination Under Section 97 of Representation of the People Act, 1951 Accrues Immediately Upon Filing Election Petition Claiming Seat and Cannot Be Defeated by Withdrawal or Abandonment....
An appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution arose from an order of the Election Tribunal, Dharwar, in Election Petition No. 52 of 1957. The dispute concerned the Mysore Legislative Assembly electi...




