https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460452 An election petition alleging corrupt practice must plead all material facts constituting the cause of action; omission of a single material fact is fatal, but deficiencies in particulars may be cured. The Court held that the petition here disclosed the basic factual foundation, and the High Court erred in rejecting it at the threshold by testing the truth or sufficiency of the allegations. It further held that defects in affidavit or verification are not necessarily fatal where the petition otherwise sets out the required foundation and such defects are curable. The dismissal was set aside and the petition restored for decision on merits. en-us Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460452 An election petition alleging corrupt practice must plead all material facts constituting the cause of action; omission of a single material fact is fatal, but deficiencies in particulars may be cured. The Court held that the petition here disclosed the basic factual foundation, and the High Court erred in rejecting it at the threshold by testing the truth or sufficiency of the allegations. It further held that defects in affidavit or verification are not necessarily fatal where the petition otherwise sets out the required foundation and such defects are curable. The dismissal was set aside and the petition restored for decision on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460452