Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Returned Candidate and Sets Aside High Court Order Permitting Inspection of Ballot Papers in Lok Sabha Election Petition. Inspection of Ballot Papers Cannot Be Ordered Unless Election Petition Contains Adequate Material Facts and Tribunal Is Prima Facie Satisfied of Necessity; Mere Allegations and Hearsay Not Sufficient.
13 Aug 1969The case arose out of an election petition filed by the first respondent, an elector, challenging the election of the appellant to the Lok Sabha from ...
