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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

(ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION)

TUESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN

Election Petition No. 13 of 2021

ELP No.13 of 2021

K.Raghul Gandhi,

S/o. P. Krishnan,

No.14, Central Excise Colony,

Near Thendral Nagar,

PN Pudur,

Coimbatore - 641 041.

... Petitioner

-VS-

1.

Mrs. Vanathi Srinivasan,

W/o. Srinivasan,

Sree Vatsa Shiva Apartment,

304, Fourth Floor,

Dr. Rajendra Prasath Road,

Tatabad, Coimbatore - 641 012

2.

The Returning Officer,

120 - Coimbatore South Assembly Constituency and

Assistant Commissioner (Central Zone),

Coimbatore Corporation,

Coimbatore.

3.

The District Collector,

O/o The District Collector,

Coimbatore.

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4.

The Chief Electoral Officer,

Public (Elections) Department,

Secretariat,

Fort St. George,

Chennai - 600 009.

5.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India,

O/o the Chief Election Commissioner of India,

Nirvachan Sadan,

Ashoka Road,

New Delhi.

...Respondents

The Election Petition praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to

(a)the victory of the 1st Respondent from 120 - Coimbatore South Assembly

Constituency, of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly be declared void and set

aside (b) the 1st Respondent to be declared to be disqualified from

contesting the elections (c) the votes to be re-counted as per the petition

given by the Petitioner to the Returning Officer, the 2nd Respondent herein

(d) allow the cost of this petition to the Petitioner.

The above Election petition coming on this day before this court for

hearing in the presence of Mr.U.Gokulakrishnan, advocate for the Election

Petitioner herein; and upon reading the Petition and affidavit of K.Rahul

Gandhi filed herein and this Court is of the considered view that these

vague allegations are not sufficient to try the election petition and hence this

court having found that no merit in the election petition and hence this

petition is liable to be rejected and

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it is ordered:-

That the Election Petition No.13 of 2021 be and is hereby dismissed.

WITNESS, THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MUNISHWAR NATH

BHANDARI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT AT MADRAS,

AFORESAID THIS THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021.

SD./-

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

Original Side – II

//Certified to be true copy//

Dated at Madras this the day of 2022.

COURT OFFICER(O.S.)

From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies

of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

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PK

20/01/2022

ELP.NO.13 OF 2021

DECREE

DATED: 14.12.2021

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE

V. BHARATHIDASAN

FOR APPROVAL: 20/01/2022

APPROVED ON :20/01/2022

Copy to:-

1. The Chief Electoral Officer,

Public(Elections) Department,

Secretariat, Fort St.George,

Chennai – 600 009.

2. The Election Commission of

India, Nirvachan Sadan,

Ashoka Road, New Delhi.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

(ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION)

TUESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN

Election Petition No. 13 of 2021

ELP No.13 of 2021

K.Raghul Gandhi,

S/o. P. Krishnan,

No.14, Central Excise Colony,

Near Thendral Nagar,

PN Pudur,

Coimbatore - 641 041.

... Petitioner

-VS-

1.

Mrs. Vanathi Srinivasan,

W/o. Srinivasan,

Sree Vatsa Shiva Apartment,

304, Fourth Floor,

Dr. Rajendra Prasath Road,

Tatabad, Coimbatore - 641 012

2.

The Returning Officer,

120 - Coimbatore South Assembly Constituency and

Assistant Commissioner (Central Zone),

Coimbatore Corporation,

Coimbatore.

3.

The District Collector,

O/o The District Collector,

Coimbatore.

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4.

The Chief Electoral Officer,

Public (Elections) Department,

Secretariat,

Fort St. George