LAW FOR ALL

Sec.94 , 87 and 102 of R.P. Act &Rule 73(2) Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 - Election petition and Recrimination petition --No recount unnecessarily on vague allegations( point d of Recrimination petition) - No court should travel beyond pleadings - MLC - Equal votes on first count - on recount , the appellant was declared as elected by majority of one vote - High court traveled beyond the pleadings and counted and cross checked nearly 30 votes and declared the respondent was an Elected candidate by majority of 3 votes - Apex court held that High court has no right to travel beyond the pleadings - Regarding opinion of 2 votes , Apex court accepted the reasons of high court for two votes but rejected the opinion of high court in respect of third vote and declared it as invalid - both parties obtained equal votes - under sec.102 lottery was held and that the appellant was declared as Elected candidate = Arikala Narasa Reddy …Appellant Versus Venkata Ram Reddy Reddygari & Anr. …Respondents=2014 (February part )judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41200