1965 Supreme(All) 136
GYANENDRA KUMAR
Vijai Pratap Singh – Appellant
Versus
Ajit Prasad – Respondent
Advocates:
Bir Bhadra Pratap Singh, for Applicant; Shanti Bhushan, K.L. Grover, G.C. Bhattacharya and Jagish Swarup, for Opposite Party; N.C. Upadhya, Addl. Govt. Advocate, for the State.
ORDER : The petitioner, V.P. Singh is an Advocate practising at Azamgarh Opposite Party No. 1, Shri Ajit Prasad Jain was erstwhile President of the U.P. Congress Committee, while Opposite Party No. 2, Govind Sahai is the General Secretary of the U.P. Congress Committee. Opposite Party No. 3, Rameshwar Narain Singh is the General Secretary of the District Congress Committee, Azamgarh. Election for membership of Prarambhik (Primary) Congress Committee of Tarwa in the district of Azamgarh was held on 10-4-64 for which the applicant and one Badri Singh were the only two candidates. Badri Singh aforesaid was declared elected. Accordingly on 16-4-64 the applicant filed suit No. 132 of 1964 in the Court of the City Munsif, Azamgarh, on the allegations that the Election Officer had committed certain illegalities and irregularities in conducting the said election; as such the same may be declared to be void and inoperative. Along with the plaint the petitioner had also filed an application for injunction whereupon the Munsif issued an ad interim order dated 18-4-64 restraining the District Election Officer. Assistant District Election Officer and Polling Officer, Tarwa, from holding electio
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