https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287542 In an election petition under section 100(1)(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, improper acceptance or rejection of a nomination paper voids the election only if the objector proves that the result was materially affected. Mere conjecture, or the fact that the successful candidate's votes exceeded the margin of victory, is not enough. The Court reaffirmed that the petitioner bears the burden of adducing affirmative evidence of actual material effect, and the challenge fails without such proof. en-us Thu, 20 May 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:02:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287542 In an election petition under section 100(1)(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, improper acceptance or rejection of a nomination paper voids the election only if the objector proves that the result was materially affected. Mere conjecture, or the fact that the successful candidate's votes exceeded the margin of victory, is not enough. The Court reaffirmed that the petitioner bears the burden of adducing affirmative evidence of actual material effect, and the challenge fails without such proof. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 May 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287542