https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199373 An election petition seeking inspection or recount of ballot papers must plead material facts with sufficient precision and establish a prima facie case supported by contemporaneous material. Recount is an exceptional remedy because ballot secrecy is a sacrosanct electoral principle, and it cannot be ordered on vague, generalized, or unsupported allegations that would permit a roving or fishing inquiry. The petition must disclose the core facts showing where, how, and in what manner the alleged irregularities occurred; evidence cannot cure pleadings that are too general. On these principles, the allegations were found insufficient and the direction for recount was set aside. en-us Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199373 An election petition seeking inspection or recount of ballot papers must plead material facts with sufficient precision and establish a prima facie case supported by contemporaneous material. Recount is an exceptional remedy because ballot secrecy is a sacrosanct electoral principle, and it cannot be ordered on vague, generalized, or unsupported allegations that would permit a roving or fishing inquiry. The petition must disclose the core facts showing where, how, and in what manner the alleged irregularities occurred; evidence cannot cure pleadings that are too general. On these principles, the allegations were found insufficient and the direction for recount was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199373