1. Shri Randhir Singh (petitioner) has filed this election petition under Sections 80 and 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for setting aside the election of Shri Ravi Inder Singh (respondent) to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from the Morinda Constituency No. 68.

2. Preliminary objections raised by the respondent in his written statement gave rise to following preliminary issues:

(1) Whether an incomplete election petition has been filed? If so, what effect?

(2) Whether the non-supply of annexures with the copy supplied to the respondent, is a defect in presentation of the election petition? If so, what effect?

(3) Whether the allegations of corrupt practices, mentioned in the petition, lack in full material facts and as such do not disclose a complete cause of action?

3. Learned counsel for the respondent first took up issues Nos. 1 and 2 together. For the decision thereof, it deserves mention that as averred in the election petition, formerly the respondent was the Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Notwithstanding the dissolution thereof, the respondent continued to hold the said office up to the election in question. While holding the said office the