A.N.GLOVER, J.

(1) THIS is an appeal from ajudgment of the Mysore High court dismissing an election petition which had been filed by two electors challenging the election of respondent No. 1 B. D. Jatti from the Jamkhandi Constituency at the General Elections held in 1967.

(2) THE last date for filing of nomination papers was 19/01/1967. The polling took place on 2/02/1967 and the result was declared on 22/02/1967. The only contesting candidates were respondent No. 1 and respondent No. 2 M. M. Shivappa. Respondent No. 1 secured 24,578 votes whereas respondent No. 2 got 21,261 votes. The election petition was filed on 6/04/1967, by 1. S. Ghattarki and P. R. Belagali who were electors in the Jamkhandi Constituency. Each of them had acted as an election agent of respondent No. 2. Petitioner No. 1 Ghattarki was his election agent from 10/02/1967, till the last date of the election and petitioner No. 2 Belagali acted as an election agent from 19/01/196 7/02/1967. The trial of the petition commenced on 1/12/1967 and after certain witnesses had been examined on Fobruary 1, 1967, petitioner No. 1, Ghattarki, made an application praying fur permission to withdra