Election Law Reports, Vol. XXXV - Election Commission of India

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^ PLD. 71. XXXV
©GOVT. OF INDIA ^
ELECTION LAW REPORTS
Containing cases on election law decided by the Supreme Court
and the High Courts of India and opinions of the Election
Co«*mission.
Vol. XXXV
Editor
R. K. P. SHANKARDASS, M.A., LL.B. (Cantab.)
Advocate, Supreme Court.
35 E.L.R.
Published under the Authority of the Election Commission of India
by the Manager of Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi, and Printed by the
General Manager, Govt. of India Press, Minto Road New Delhi
1971
CONTENTS
Pages
I Table of Cases Reported W
II Table of Cases Cited (ii)-(viii>
III Report of Cases i—3<>4
ilV INDEX 365-371
The Mode of Citation of the Thirty Fifth Volume of the Election
Law Reports is as follows :
35 E. L. R.
A TABLE
OF THE NAMES OF THE CASES REPORTED IN THIS VOLUME
1. Anjani Ramji Hadmat v. Furgo Narayan Shriniwas and-Ors. (Judicial
Commissioner Goa) . . . . . . . .. L21
3
2. Basant Ram ,v. NalujUm (Delhi High Cciurt) Himachal Pradesh
Bench . " . " . '. . '. X5i
3. Deviprasad v. Maluram Sighania and,Prs. (Madljya Pradesh High
Court) 59
4. Ghasi Ram Majhi v. Omkar Singh (Orissa High Court) . . 80
5. Hansraj v. Hari Ram (Dslhi High Court) Himachal Pradesh Bench 172
6. Hira Singh Pal v. Madan Lai (Supreme Court) . . .. 123
7. Hiru Ram v. Arjun Singh (Delhi High Court) Himachal Bench] . 226
8. Kamiaprasad Puadhya v. Sarjoo Prasai Tiwari a_nd Ors. (Madhya
Pradesh High Court at Indore) 1
9. Kashi Prasad v. Harigen Ram and Anr. (Allahabad High Couft) . 194
10. Madan Shukla v. Krishna Pratap Singh (Patna High Court)] . . 102
11. Pashupati Nath Singh v. Harihar Prasad Singh (Supreme Court) . 220
12. Ramdhani Mishra v. Jagdish Prasad & Ors. (Madhya Pradesh High
Court) 241
13. Ramphal Arya v. Yadunandan Prasad (Patna High Court) . . 94
14. Rishang v. Paokai Haokip and Ors. (Judicial Commissioner, Manipur) no
15. Samant Nilkant Balkrishna v. George Fernandes and Ors. (Bombay
High Court) 259
16. Shreekrishna Selot v. Ramcharan Pujari (Madhya Pradesh High Court) 30
17. Surinder Nath Gautam v. Vidya Sagar Joshi (Delhi High Court)
Himachal Pradesh . 129
18. Virji Ram Sutaria v. Nathalal Premji Bhanvadja (Gujarat High
Cort) 181
(ii) [VOL. xxv
TABLE OF CASES CITED
Abdul Hakim Qureshi & others v. State of Bihar, A.I.R. 1961
S. C. 448. 262, 332
Abdulla Hamid Choudhury v. Nanigopal 22 E.L.R 358 . 92
K. B. Abdul Khan Choudhry V Maulvi Ahmad Choudhry and
others, Doabia's Election Cases 1935 to 195a Vol. II, page
10 214
Abdul Majid v. Bhargava, AIR, 1963 Kerala 18 . 265, 342, 353.
S.B. Adityan v. Kandaswamy and Ors. A.I.R. 1958 S.C. 857 . 60, 66
Aga Jan Khan Rahim Khan and another v. Kesheo Rao Nathu
Ram Maratha, A.I.R. 194a Nagpur 217 . .. 1, 9
Amir Chand v. Sucheta Kripalani
XXI ELR. 286 . . . . . . .. 131, 140
Anadi Mohan Ghose v. Rabindranath and Others
A.I.R. 1962 Calcutta 265 2, 9
Anjaneya Raddy v. Gangi Reddy & Others
(i960) 21 E.L.R. 247 . .. 264, 338
Attorney General v. Hitchcock
(1847) 1 Exchequer 91 , , . . . 262, 284
Badri Narayan Singh v. Kamdeoprasad Singh and another
A.I.R. 1961 Patna 41 . 265 353.
P. N. Balasbramaniam v. C. R. Narasimhan
1 Eelection Law Reports 461 , , . . . 2QI
Balwan v. Luxminarayan
A.I.R. 196a S.C. 2QQ . .. . 81, 91
S. M. Banerji v. Sri Krishna Aggarwal
22 E.L.R. 64 262, 283:
Baro Ram v. Prasanni
16 E.L.R. 45a 2Q2
Bawa Sarup Singh v. The Crown
A.I.R. 1925 Lahore 299 68
Beni Madho Rai v. Bhola and Others
6 E.L.R. 308 2, 12
Bewdley Case
(1870) 1 O—M & H 16 263, 324:-
Bhagaban v. Ram Rattan
A.I.R. i960 S.C. 770 81, 91
Bhagwan Datta Shastri v. Ram Ratanji
Gupta and others
A.I.R. 196a S.C. 200 . . . . . . . 81
Bh'"1 Sain v. Sonali and others
22 E.L.R. 288 . . . . . .. 262, 284;
E. L. R.] TABLE OF, CASES CITED (Hi)
Biresh Misra v. Ram Nath Sharma .
A.I.R. 1959 Assam 139 . .. I3Q) 138,173
Biswanath v. Harlal Das
A.I.R. 1958 Assam 97 263, 265, 326, 342
Blitz v. National Union of Conservative and Constitutional
Association, 19OQ L.T. TO 483 280
Borough of Bridgewater
(1870) III 10'M & H 155 263, 291
Borough of Evesham
(1881) III 10'M & H 192 263,291, 324
Brindsena v. Nadhamani
I.L.R. 12 Madras 72 . . . . ~ 94
In re. Caughery ABTS 1 Chancery Div. 521 265
Chaturbhuj Vithaldas v. Moreshwar etc. 9 E.L.R.2 21, 22, 23
Cockermouth Division Case
C1901) 5 O 'M & H 155 263,291
Dettatraya v Dattatraya
A.I.R. 1964 Bombay 244 . . .. 261,265, 306, 342
Dev Kanta Barooah v. Kusharam Nath
A.I.R. 1961 S.C. 1125 211
Deviah v. Nagappa and ors
A.I.R. 1965 Mysore 102 262, 282
Dhanraj Deshlehare v. Bisrrwanath Y. Taraskar
15 E.L.R. 260 . .. . . 201
Ellis v. National Union of Conservative and Constitutional
Association (1900) 109 LT. Jo. 493 . . . 262
Emperor v. Jhabwala and others . . . ..
I.L.R. (1933) 55 All. IQ4O 261, 299
Emperor v. Haji Sheikh Mohd.
I.L.R. (1908) 32 Bombay 10 265, 344-
Emperor v. Madan Gopal . ,
I.L.R. 34 All. 589 94, IQI
Hshonchunder Singh v. Shan.acharan Bhutto, Koilash Chander
Singh and Others, 11 M.I.A. 7 46
Gangamai Ram Chand v. Hongkong & Shanghai Banking
Corporation, (1950 Bombay L.R. 377 . . . 262, 284
TABLE OF CASES CITED [XXXV
T. K. Gangi Reddy v. M- C Anjaneya Reddy & others
22 E.L.R. 261 , . . . .. 262, 284
Gaya Prasad v. Jamnaprasad
First Appeal No. 115 of 1958 decided by Madhya Pradesh
H. C. on 22-4-1959 1, 9
Gharulal Prakash v. Mahadeodas Maiya and others
A.I.R. 1959 S. C. 781 131, 140
A K. Gupta & Sons v. Damodar Valley Corporation
A. I. R- 1967 S. C. 95 262, 284
Harbhajan Singh v. The State of Punjab & another
A.I.R. 1961 Punj b 215 . .. . 68
Harish Chandra v. Tirloki Singh
12 E.L.R. 461 . 60
HarishchandraJBajpai and another v. Triloki Singh & others
A.I.R. 1957 Calcutta 211 2, 9
Inayatulla Khan v. Diwan Chand Mahajan and otners
A.I.R. 1959 M. P. 58/15 E.L.R. 219 . .. 2, 352
Inder Lai v. Lai Singh
A.I.R. 1962 S.C. 1166 , 152,166,263,264,290
339, 340
Jabar Singh v. Genda Lai 195
A.I-R- 1964 S-C 1200
Tagadananda Roy v. Rabindranat Sikdar & Others
A.I.R. 1958 Calcutta 533 2, 9
Tagdev Sidhanti v. Pratap Singh Daalata and others
A.I.R. 1965 S.C 183 31,48,80,84,227,233
262, 273.
Jagannath v. Jaswant Singh and Others . ..
9 E.L.R. 231/A.I.R. 1954 S.C. 210 . . . 60,195,210,215,242
248
Jagan Prasad Rawat v. Krishna Dutt Palliwal
20 E.L.R. 443 . . .. . . 265, 341
Dr. Jagjit Singh v. G. Kartar Singh and Othes
r
A.I.R. 1966 S. C. 773 . . . . 20, 78, 79, 233, 242
258, 262, 263, 271
322
Jamatiar Kowalji Govani v. State of Mahrashtra
Cr. Appeal No. 217 of 1966 dated 4-4-67 (S.C.) . 261, 304
Tamuna Prasad Mukhariya and Ors. v. Lachhiram & others
A.I.R. 1954 S.C. 686 . : . . . 139
Tamuna Prasad Singh v. Ram Niwas and Others
A.I.R. 1959 M. P. 226 . . . .. 17
Jaswanl Singh v. Mangal Dass & Others
9 E.L.R. 385 . . . .. 195
B. Kala Ram S. Bhag Singh v. Fazal Barikhan and others
A.I.R. 1941 Peshawar 38 1, 9
Kamaraj Nadar V. Kunju The vr
A.I.R. 1958 S.C. 687 • „ 182, 189
E.i,. . J TABLE OF CASES CITED
R
H. V. Kamath v. Ahmed Ishaque and Others
A.I.R. 1955 S.C. 233 in, 121
Kanda and others v. Waghu
A.I.R. 1950 P. C. 68 46
Kandaswamy Kandar v. Subramani Goundar
5 E.L.R. 156 . i"' I21
S. Kandaswamy v. S. B. Adityan
A.I.R. 1966 Madras 17a . . .. 262,27
Kesho Ram v. Hazura Singh & Others 8 E.L.R. 301 195
S. Khader Sheriff v. Munuswamy
A.I.R. 1955 S.C. 775/11 E.L.R. 208 130, 136, 261, 295
Krishna Kumar v. Krishna Gopal
A.I.R. 1964 Raj. 21 265,342
Kultar Singh v. Mukhtiar Singh
A.I.R. 1965 S.C. 141 . . .. 31, 48, 50, 69, 152
K'.jmaranand v. Brij Mohan Lai Sharma
1967 M.P.L.J. 329/1967 S.C. 8Q8 (A.I.R.) 67, 242, 249, 262,
264, 280, 334.
Kunju Kesavan v. M. M. Philip and Others
A.I.R. 1964 S.C. 164 . . .. 118
Lachman Singh Gill, v. Bibi Harprakash Kaur
A.I.R. i960 Punjab 395 . . .. 262,272
Lakshminarayan v. Balwant Singh . . . ..
20 E.L.R.'76 no
Lala Hem Chand v. Lala Pearey Lai and others
A.I.R. 1942 P. C. 64 30, 46
Lalitheswar Prasad Sahi v. Bateshwar Prasad
and others A.I.R. 1966 S.C. 580 . .. 2
Lai Singh v. Vallabhdas
A.I.R. 1963 Gujarat 62 265, 342, 349
Lalsingh Keshrisingh Rehvar v. Vallabhdass Shankerlal
Thekdi and others
A.I.R. 1967 Gujarat 62 72
Latafat Hussain v. Onkar Mai
A.I.R. 1935 Oudh 41 1)9
Lahri Singh v. Attar Singh & Others
3 E.L.R. 403 2, 12
Lichfield Case
5 O'M & H I(A) 36 136
Liladhar Bania . Mabibi and Others
A.I.R. 1934 Nagpu 44 . . . .. 2, 9
Londonderry Case
(1870) I O'M & H 274 263, 324
Maganlal Bagdi v. H. V. Kamath
A.I.R. 1960 M. P. 362 . . .. 263, 327
(vi) TABLE OF CASES CITED [VOL. XXXV"
Manikchand v. Krishna
A.I.R. 1932 Nagpur 117 . .. 263, 327
Maulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury v. Rathindra
13 E.L.R. 290 . . . . .. . iiij 121
In re. R. V. Mills
All England Law Reports 3Q2 1963(1) . , . 1 50
Mohammad Hani Kureshi's case
(1959) S.C. R. 629 264, 332
Mohan Singh Laxman v. Bhanwarlal Rajmat Mahata and
others
A.I.R. 1964 M. P. 137 265, 358
Mohan Singh Rajpur v. Bhanwarlal Mehta
1965 M.P.L.J. 498 . . . .. 3o, 3i» 43- 47
Moolchandv.RuliaRamPannaLalA.I.R.i963Punjab5i6 . 131
M. A. Muthiah Chettiar v. Sa Ganeswan and others
A.I.R. i960. Mad. 85/20, E. L. R. 215 . . .. 130)138,173,265,342,
Murarka Radhey Shyam Ram Kumar v. Roop Singh Rathore and
others
A.I.R. 1964 S. C. 1545 182, 189
Nani Gopal v. Abdul Hamid
A.I.R. i959Assam2OQ 264,339
Narayan Bhaskar Khare v. Election Commission of India.
13 E. L. R. ii2 S. C. 110,119
Nazir Ahmad v. King Emperor .
A.I.R. 1936 P. C. 253(2) 2Qi
Nedunuri Kameswaramma v. Sampati Subba Rao
A.I.R. 1963 S. C. 884 118
Netram v. Lakshman Prasad and Ors
15 E. L. R. 266 202
Niharendu Dutt Majumdar v. Sudhir Chandra Bhandari and Ors.
6E.L.R. 197 no
Plymouth's case
(i88i)IIIO'M&HiQ7 . 261,301
N. O. Ponnuswamy v. Returning Officer, Namakkal
A. I. R. 1952 S. C. 64/1 E. L. R. 133 261,296
Prabhat Bank and another v. Babu Ram
A.I.R. 1966 All. 134 I3i) 139 I
Pratap Singh v. Shri Krishna Gupta
A.I.R. 1956 S. C. 140 182,188!
Punjab Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-
tax, Lahaore
67 I.A.464 i82,i87j
Radhakrishnan v. Muthu Kumara Swamy no
19E.L. S.. 481
E.L.R.] TALE OF CASES CITED (vii)
Rajendra Prasad Jain v. Bhadra Yajee
A.I.R. 1967 S.C. 1445 80.
Ramayan Sukla v. Rajendra Prasad Singh and another
16 E. L. R. 491 . 203
Ramakrishna Reddy v. Kamala Devi
5 E. L. R. 173 195,.0,213
Ramanbhai Ashabhai Patel v. Dabhi Ajit Kumar Fulanji & Ors.
A. I. R. 1965 S. C. 669 167, 226, 273
Ram Murti v. Sumba Sadar & Ors.
2 E. L. R. 330 2
Ramesh Chander v. State
A. I. R. 1966 Punjab 93 . 60, 68
Ram Sewak Hussain Kamil Kidwai
A. I. R. 1964 S. C. 1249 77, 242, 257
Ranjaya Singh v. Baijnath Singh & Ors.
A. I. R. 1954 S. C. 749 . . 173
Rangilal Choudhury v. Dahu Sao and others
A.I.R. 1962 S.C. 1248 205,212
Reg. v. Humphrey
ioAd. & E. 335 221, 225
Reg. v. Frost
4St. Tr. (N. S.) 85 336 261, 3O5
Rosamma Punnose v. K. Balakrishnan Nair and another
14 E. L.R. 385 195
Rustom v. Dr. Sampoorananand and Ors.
(1959) 20 E. L. R. 443 265, 34i
Sadhuram v. Hira Singh C. O. P. 7 of 1967, dt. October 20, 1967
(Delhi H. C. Himachal Bench) . . ..
173 •
Sadhu Singh Jivan Singh v. Shamshre Singh Josh & Ors.
A. I. R. 1965 Punjab 457 46
Sangappa Andanappa v. Shivamurthiswami
A. I. R. 1961 Mysore 106 265,.353
Sala Devi Pathak v. Birendra Singh and others.
29 E. L. R. 275 265
Shankare Gowda v. Mariappa and another
9 E. L. R. 101 227, 232
Shanti Swamp Sharma v. Abdul Rehman Farooqui
A. I. R. 1965, M. P. 65 195= 210
K. C. Sharma v. Krishi Pandit Rishabh Kumari and others
A. I. R. i960 M. P. 27 31*47=266, 358
Sheopat Singh v. Narisch Chandra
A. I. R. 1958, Raj. 324 130,I37> 138,
173> 265, 343.
Sheopat Singh v. Ram Pratap
A. I. R. 1965, S. C. 677 262,264,282,
307, 304.
•(Viii) TABLE OF CASES CITED [VOL. XXXV
Shivram v. Shivcharan Singh
A.I.R. 1964 Raj. 126 . , . . . . . 9
Shiv Shankar Kanodia v. Kapildeo Narain Singh
Election Appeal No. 4 of 1965 dt. 22-9-65 (Patna H. C.) .. 221,225
Siddik Mahomed Shah v. Mt. Saran & Ors.
A.I.R. 1930 P. C. 57 . ( 30,46
Srirangam Chettiar v. Barham Pillai
<\.I.R. 1935 Madras 202 262,284
State of West Bengal v. M/s. B. K. Mondal & Ors.
A.I.R. 1962 S. C. 779 28
Subbarao v. P. Venkata Rama Rao
A.I.R. 1964 A. P. 53 1, 9
Ch. Subba Rao v. Member Election Tribunal
A.I.R. 1964 S. C. 1027 182, 189
Sudhansu Sekhar Ghosh v. Satyendranath Basu and others
4 E.L.R. 156 111,121
P. K. Sukumaran v. K. J. Mundasseri .
A.I.R. 1959 Kerala 120 69
Sunderlal Chechani v. Sampat Lai
A.I.R. 1963 Raj. 226 204
Surendra Nath Khosla and Anr. v. Dalip Singh and others
A.I.R. 1957 S. C. 242 265, 353
Taunton Case
(1870) 1 O'M&H 181 : 263,325
T a z u d d in A h m ad v. D h a n i r am T a l u q d ar . . ..
A.I.R. 1959 Assam 128 110,111,118,121
Thakur Daoo Singh v. Ramkrishna Rathor and ors.
4 E.L.R. 34 2,12
Trojan and Co. v. Nagappa Chettiar j
A.I.R. 1953 S. C. 235 30,40
Vashist Narain Sharma v. Dev Chand and ors.
A.I.R. 1954 S. C. 513/iQ E.L.R. 30/1955 (I) S.CR. 509 . 2, 111, 121, 122, 265
D. Venkatramaiah v. E. Narayan Gowda . . ..
20 E.L.R. 101 81,87
Wakefield Case
(1875)11 O'M& H IQO 263,326
V'alden v. Neal
(1897) 1 (Q)B. Div. 394 262,284
Windsortz Case
(1870) 1 O'M&H ii2 . . . „ . . 263,324