aggrieved by the result of the election khillan singh and ramjilal filed election petitions in the high companyrt.
from the judgment and order dated the 11th january 1983 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in election petition number2 of 1982.
in the companyrse of the election petition the appellant filed a recrimination petition in which one of the grounds related to the errors committed in the companynting of votes of respondent number 1.
in view of the higher votes secured by khillan singh respondent number 1 at the recount ordered by the high companyrt his petition was allowed the election of the appellant was set aside and khillan singh was declared as elected.
all the parties agreed that the companyrt should order a recount and that the parties would be bound by the result of the recount.
this appeal is filed against the decision of the high companyrt.
hardev singh and r. s. sodhi for the respondent.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 236 of 1983.
the order of the companyrt was delivered by fazal ali j. this election appeal arises out of the election held in 1980 from the companystituency number 56 called hathin to the legislative assembly of the state of haryana.
the recount was accordingly held as a result of which khillan singh respondent number 1 got 12751 i.e. the highest number of valid votes and the appellant got 12698 votes.
accordingly the appellant was declared as elected.
c. bhandare and prem malhotra for the appellant.
at the counting held by the returning officer the appellant secured 12828 votes whereas respondent number 1 khillan singh got 12655 votes and one ramjilal got 12213 votes.
