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R. C. LAHOTI, S. RAJENDRA BABU, A. S. ANAND
Shivajirao B. Patil Kawekar – Appellant
Versus
Vilasrao D. Deshmukh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
R.C. Lahoti, J. -This is an appeal under Section 116A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (hereinafter RPA, for short) preferred by a candidate successful at the election but against whom an election petition filed by a candidate who had lost at the election has been allowed by the High Court on the ground of commission of corrupt practices as defined in sub-sections (3A) and (4) of Section 123 of the RPA. For the sake of convenience the parties will be referred to as they are arrayed before this Court in this appeal, that is to say, Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh who had filed the election petition and is arrayed as respondent in this appeal shall be referred to as the respondent and Shivajirao Balwantrao Patil Kawekar who was arrayed as defendant/respondent before the High Court and is appellant before us shall be referred to as the appellant.
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