Those paragraphs read thus 30 D The companyrupt practice companymitted by the respondent and his agents is as follows i Offering and promising of cabinet berths to some of the 8 dissidents Mlas of companygress party and appointment on other important public offices to the remaining of them as also to one independent MLA who are namely Shri Subash shirodkar, shri Somnath Zuwarkar, Shri sanjay Bankekar, Smt.
After service of numberice, respondent raised a preliminary objection by filing an application under Sec 86 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 hereinafter referred to as the Act It was averred that election petition was liable to be dismissed for number compliance with the requirements of Sec.
In the election petition apart form various other allegations against the respondent two allegations companytained in paragraphs 30 D ii and 30 G alone are relevant for purposes of our discussion.
Section 82 b of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides 82 A petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition a b any other candidate against whom allegations of any companyrupt practice are made in the petition.
82 b of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 get attracted to a candidate who allegedly companymits a companyrupt practice, after the withdrawal of his candidature as a voter, is the meaningful question requiring our companysideration in this appeal?
G The said 8 dissident Congress MLAs and one independent MLA in agreement to receive the said gratification voted for the respondent at the said election.
After the acceptance of his numberination paper Luis Alex Cardozo withdraw from the companytest on 17th July, 1999.
The appellant filed an election petition, challenging the election of respondent, pricipally on the ground of companymission of companyrupt practices.
The preliminary objection was upheld and election petition was dismissed.
All the three candidates had filed their numberination papers which were accepted.
The appellant was a candidate for rajya Sabha elections for one seat from Goa in the year 1999.
In the companytest held thereafter respondent was declared elected.
In the election petition respondent alone was arrayed as a party respondent.
82 of the Act.
Victoria fernandes, Shri Luis Alex Cardozo Shri Jose Philip Dsouza, Shri Mauvino Godinho Shri Babu Azganokar and Shri Isidoro Luis Fernandes Independent .
Judgement LITTTTTTJ Would the provisions of sec.
there was another candidate Luis Alex Cardozo.
Hence, this appeal.
There were three candidates in the fray.
Apart from the appellant and respondent.
