https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460214 An election poster must be read as a whole and construed fairly, objectively, and in its electoral context when assessing whether it appeals to voters on religious grounds under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The repeated use of the word "Panth" was held not necessarily to denote the Sikh religion in this setting; it could refer to the Akali Dal party and its political programme, including support for Punjabi Suba. Because the appeal was directed to political support for the party and its cause, and not to votes based on religion, the poster did not amount to a corrupt practice and the election was not liable to be voided on that ground. en-us Fri, 17 Apr 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:13:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460214 An election poster must be read as a whole and construed fairly, objectively, and in its electoral context when assessing whether it appeals to voters on religious grounds under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The repeated use of the word "Panth" was held not necessarily to denote the Sikh religion in this setting; it could refer to the Akali Dal party and its political programme, including support for Punjabi Suba. Because the appeal was directed to political support for the party and its cause, and not to votes based on religion, the poster did not amount to a corrupt practice and the election was not liable to be voided on that ground. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Apr 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460214