https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198202 Allegations of corrupt practice in an election petition must be proved by reliable and credible evidence, and partisan, repetitive or uncorroborated oral testimony was treated as insufficient. The text also states that speeches cannot be treated as appeals on religion or threats of divine displeasure unless the evidence is dependable and coherent; on the material described, those allegations were not established. It further explains that an affidavit supporting corrupt practice allegations must distinguish knowledge from information and disclose the sources of information, so the respondent can test the contemporaneous basis of the charge. The corrupt practice findings were set aside and the election petition failed. en-us Wed, 22 Mar 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:19:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198202 Allegations of corrupt practice in an election petition must be proved by reliable and credible evidence, and partisan, repetitive or uncorroborated oral testimony was treated as insufficient. The text also states that speeches cannot be treated as appeals on religion or threats of divine displeasure unless the evidence is dependable and coherent; on the material described, those allegations were not established. It further explains that an affidavit supporting corrupt practice allegations must distinguish knowledge from information and disclose the sources of information, so the respondent can test the contemporaneous basis of the charge. The corrupt practice findings were set aside and the election petition failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 22 Mar 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198202