https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274412 A reference to an election symbol as the Dhruva star in pamphlets did not, on a fair reading, amount to a corrupt practice under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 because the literature did not make a direct appeal to religious sentiment or use the symbol in a religious sense. The text also notes that, once special leave is granted, a respondent may support the impugned judgment on grounds rejected below even without a separate appeal. On the age objection, the evidence accepted by the High Court showed the candidate had attained the qualifying age before scrutiny, so the nomination was not invalid and the election could not be set aside. en-us Fri, 09 Oct 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:30:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274412 A reference to an election symbol as the Dhruva star in pamphlets did not, on a fair reading, amount to a corrupt practice under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 because the literature did not make a direct appeal to religious sentiment or use the symbol in a religious sense. The text also notes that, once special leave is granted, a respondent may support the impugned judgment on grounds rejected below even without a separate appeal. On the age objection, the evidence accepted by the High Court showed the candidate had attained the qualifying age before scrutiny, so the nomination was not invalid and the election could not be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Oct 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274412