https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459978 Section 81(3) treats defects in the copy served on the respondent as distinct from defects in the election petition as filed, and a non-true copy may attract dismissal only on a clear factual finding that the statutory requirement was not met; here, that issue was remitted for fresh consideration. Section 82(b) requires impleadment only where corrupt practice is alleged against a candidate in the election petition itself, and allegations appearing only in an annexure do not, by themselves, make that candidate a necessary respondent; on that basis, non-impleadment did not vitiate the petition. en-us Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:02:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459978 Section 81(3) treats defects in the copy served on the respondent as distinct from defects in the election petition as filed, and a non-true copy may attract dismissal only on a clear factual finding that the statutory requirement was not met; here, that issue was remitted for fresh consideration. Section 82(b) requires impleadment only where corrupt practice is alleged against a candidate in the election petition itself, and allegations appearing only in an annexure do not, by themselves, make that candidate a necessary respondent; on that basis, non-impleadment did not vitiate the petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459978