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1925 Supreme(Mad) 103

COUTTS-TROTTER
Appaswami Padayachi – Appellant
Versus
V. A. Ethirajulu Naidu – Respondent


JUDGMENT

Coutts-Trotter, C.J.

1. Four points were taken in this petition. The first was that the respondent here had no locus stand as he was not on. the roll of voters. What happened was that his name had been on the draft roll of one ward, and when the fair roll was made his name was put twice over in two wards, Ward No. 2 and Ward No. 3, When they looked through the roll, the Chairman struck his name out of Ward No. 2 because it was in Ward No. 3; and then apparently by an oversight or slip of memory, ha struck his name out in Ward No. 3 because it was in Ward No. 2. He put it right by restoring the name to the proper ward, whichever it was, on the ground that under the rules what was done was a clerical error. It is quite unnecessary for us to say whether it is superabundantly clear that this is a clerical error. We are inclined to think it is pretty clear that it was; but all that is necessary for us to say is that it was a matter entirely within the power and jurisdiction of the learned Judge to deal with, and he has dealt with it.

2. The next point taken was that it was illegal under the Electoral Rules to add a fresh charge after the original charge had been filed. It is quit









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