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Tankadhar Tripathy v. Dipali Das

Representation of the People Act, 1951 – s.83(1)(c) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. VII, r.11

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
22 Aug 2025
Citation
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1137
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 11017/2025
Bench
Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi

Issue for consideration

Whether non-compliance with the proviso to Section 83(1)(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is a fatal defect, rendering the Election Petition non-maintainable at the threshold.

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