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M. HIDAYATULLAH, G. K. MITTER
M. Chenna Reddy – Appellant
Versus
V. Ramachandra Rao – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Mitter, J.
1. By this appeal the candidate returned to the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly from the Tandur Assembly Constituency of that State in 1967 challanges the judgment and order of the High Court setting aside his election on the ground of commission of various corrupt practices thereat.
2. There were three candidates who contested the seat. The appellant secured 29,974 votes against 11, 571 votes polled by the first respondent - the election petitioner, v. Ramachandra Rao and 1526 cast in favour of the second respondent, Siddoramappa. In the election petition filed by the first respondent the appellant was charged with the commission of various corrupt practices all of which were denied by the appellant in his written statement. A large number of issues was framed by the learned trial Judge. For the convenience of the trial, the issues were classified under several broad heads and each act of corrupt practice was the subject-matter of a sub-issue under the classification made by the learned Judge. Some of these sub-issues were decided in favour of the appellant by the learned Judge holding that there was no evidence in support of the grounds urged, while a numb
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