Judgment

DAS, J.: Kunwar Rananjaya Singh, the appellant before us, is the son of Raj Bhagwan Bux Singh of Amethi. He was the successful candidate at an election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Amethi from (Central) constituency the polling in respect of which took place on the 31st January, 1952 and the result whereof was announced on the 6th February, 1952. and finally published in the Uttar Pradesh State Gazette on the 26th February, 1952. The respondent Baijnath Singh who was one of the unsuccessful candidates filed an election petition calling in question the election of the appellant. Three other unsuccessful candidates were also impleaded as respondents.

The grounds on which the election was challenged were that the appellant himself, together with his, own and his father s servants and other dependents and agents, committed various corrupt practices of bribery, exercise of undue influence, publication of false and defamatory statements and concealment of election expenses as per particulars set forth in the petition and the schedules thereto. He prayed that the election of the appellant be set aside and that he, the said respondent, be declared to have been duly elec