453 of 1983, From the Judgment and order dated the 28th December, 1981 of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in Election Petition No.
Shanti Bhushan, N. M. Ghatate and S. V. Deshpande for Appellant.
The poll was held on May 19, 1982 and the result was declared on May 21, 1982 whereby the appellant was declared elected by a margin of 2745 votes.
The respondent, Anand Sharma, filed an election petition in the High Court challenging the election of the appellant on the ground that the appellant was guilty of indulging in several companyrupt practices as envisaged by the provisions of the Act.
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The Judgment of the Court was delivered by .
The High Court, after giving though the entire evidence of the parties and companysidering the documents, came to the companyclusion that the allegations of companyrupt practices against the appellant were fully proved and accordingly set aside his election, hence this appeal to this Court by the elected candidate, Daulat Ram Chauhan.
The appeal arises out of an election to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Simla companystituency.
C. Bhandare, T. Sridharan, Ms. S. Bhandare and Ms. CK Sucharita for the Respondents.
112o 1982.
A FAZAL ALI, J. This election appeal is directed against a judgment dated December 28, 1982 of the Single Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, who was assigned as an election Judge under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act hereinafter referred to as the Ac t .
