https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293446 Electoral appeals invoking religion are prohibited under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the substance and effect of the statements must be assessed from the standpoint of the ordinary voter. Religious communications may amount to a prohibited appeal where, in context, they are presented as carrying religious authority and are used to suggest that voting for a candidate is a religious duty or that voting otherwise is sacrilegious. On the evidence of meetings, publications and surrounding circumstances, the candidate was projected as the nominee of a religious body and voters were urged to support him as a Sikh religious obligation; the charge of corrupt practice was proved. en-us Thu, 29 Nov 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293446 Electoral appeals invoking religion are prohibited under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the substance and effect of the statements must be assessed from the standpoint of the ordinary voter. Religious communications may amount to a prohibited appeal where, in context, they are presented as carrying religious authority and are used to suggest that voting for a candidate is a religious duty or that voting otherwise is sacrilegious. On the evidence of meetings, publications and surrounding circumstances, the candidate was projected as the nominee of a religious body and voters were urged to support him as a Sikh religious obligation; the charge of corrupt practice was proved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Nov 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293446