https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182162 The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court's decision to set aside an election due to corrupt practices under the Representation of People Act. The appellant's election to the Santokhgarh Assembly Constituency was annulled for filing a false return of election expenses exceeding the prescribed limit. The primary issue was the classification of a payment made before critical dates as election expenses, with the Court emphasizing expenses promoting the candidate's interests qualify as election expenses. The Court upheld the decision, emphasizing adherence to expenditure limits and expenses directly related to the election campaign. en-us Fri, 13 Sep 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 May 2016 11:26:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182162 The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court's decision to set aside an election due to corrupt practices under the Representation of People Act. The appellant's election to the Santokhgarh Assembly Constituency was annulled for filing a false return of election expenses exceeding the prescribed limit. The primary issue was the classification of a payment made before critical dates as election expenses, with the Court emphasizing expenses promoting the candidate's interests qualify as election expenses. The Court upheld the decision, emphasizing adherence to expenditure limits and expenses directly related to the election campaign. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Sep 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182162