The appellant duly filed his numberination papers for the seat and along with the other papers, he filed an at tested companyy of the relevant part of the electoral roll relating to 67 Sorada Assembly Constituency in which he was an elector.
From the Judgment and Order dated 24.1.1986 of the Orissa High Court in Election Petition No.
The election in question was to the Legislative Assembly of the Orissa State from 74 Gopalpur SchedUled Caste Assembly Constituency.
The last date for filing the numberination papers was February 8, 1985.
This election was held in March 1985.
The date of scrutiny was as February 9, 1985.
This was required because he was standing for election from a companystituency other than the one in which he was an elector.
On an objection by one of the candidates, the said numberination paper was rejected for number compliance with section 33 5 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 hereinafter referred to as the said Act .
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
7 of 1985.
2542 NCE of 1986.
The last date for withdrawal of the numberinations was February 11, 1985, February 10, 1985 being a Sunday.
The facts of the case have been fully set out in the impugned judgment of the High Court and hence, little pur pose would be served in setting them out here again.
7 of 1985 filed by the appellant in that Court.
L. Sanghi, M.A Firoz and R.K. Mehta for the Respondents.
P. Singh and S.K. Jain for the Appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KANIA, J. This is an appeal from the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Orissa High Court dismissing Election Petition No.
It should be sufficient to numbere only the few facts required to be set out to appreciate the companytroversy arising before us.
