https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199442 An election petition alleging corrupt practice under Section 123(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 must plead full material facts, including publication by the returned candidate, agent, or a person acting with consent, and falsity of the statement with the requisite belief element; the omission of these essential averments goes to the root of the charge. An allegation of bribery under Section 123(1)(A)(b) also requires compliance with the mandatory affidavit requirement under Section 83(1), including disclosure of the source of information. In the absence of proper pleadings and affidavit support, no issue could be framed for trial and the petition was liable to dismissal at the threshold. en-us Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:22:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199442 An election petition alleging corrupt practice under Section 123(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 must plead full material facts, including publication by the returned candidate, agent, or a person acting with consent, and falsity of the statement with the requisite belief element; the omission of these essential averments goes to the root of the charge. An allegation of bribery under Section 123(1)(A)(b) also requires compliance with the mandatory affidavit requirement under Section 83(1), including disclosure of the source of information. In the absence of proper pleadings and affidavit support, no issue could be framed for trial and the petition was liable to dismissal at the threshold. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199442