https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284014 A candidate incurs corrupt practice under Section 123(6) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 when the evidence shows election expenditure beyond the prescribed limit, even if the return disclosed spending below the ceiling. The Court treated suppressed expenditure, earlier commencement of the campaign, additional meetings, and reliable public record material such as police permissions and reports as sufficient proof of the excess. It also held that the further particulars pleaded did not introduce a new corrupt practice, but only amplified the same statutory offence. On that basis, the election was liable to be set aside under Section 100(1)(b). en-us Thu, 02 Dec 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:48:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284014 A candidate incurs corrupt practice under Section 123(6) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 when the evidence shows election expenditure beyond the prescribed limit, even if the return disclosed spending below the ceiling. The Court treated suppressed expenditure, earlier commencement of the campaign, additional meetings, and reliable public record material such as police permissions and reports as sufficient proof of the excess. It also held that the further particulars pleaded did not introduce a new corrupt practice, but only amplified the same statutory offence. On that basis, the election was liable to be set aside under Section 100(1)(b). Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Dec 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284014