JUDGMENT :

S.R. SEN, J.

1. Heard Mr. K.C. Mittal, learned counsel for the Election Petitioner and Mr. A. Kashyap, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. The learned counsel for the election petitioner made an Application under Section 80, 80 A, and 81 read with Section 100(1)(b) and Section 123(2) of Representation of People Act, 1951 for declaring the election of the respondent who is the Returned/Elected candidate namely, Shri Conrad K. Sangma from 2-Tura (ST) Parliamentary' Constituency as void.

3. The brief fact of the Election Petitioner's case in a nutshell is that:

"The Ministry of Rural Development, GOI, releases MGNREGA funds, a sum of Rs. 351,81,70,000/- (Rupees Three Hundred Fifty One Crore Eighty One Lakh and Seventy Thousand) only to the State Government of Meghalaya as Central assistance for implementation of the MGNREGA for the financial year 2016-17 and liquidating the pending Liability of wage component of financial year 2015-16 vide letter No. J-12027/1/2016-MGNREGA-IV Sl. No. 10 on 7th April, 2016.

On 21st April, 2016 GOI, Ministry of Rural Development further, releases a sum of Rs. 71,68,50,000/- (Rupees Seventy One Crore Sixty Eight Lalch and Fifty Thousand) only for