IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VINAY SARAF ELECTION PETITION No. 8 of 2024 KRISHNA PATI TRIPATHI Versus ABHAY KUMAR MISHRA Appearance:

Shri R. K. Sanghi, learned Senior Counsel with Shri Siddharth Kumar Sharma, advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Sanjay Agrawal, learned Senior Counsel with Ms. Neerja Agrawal, advocate for the respondent.

Reserved on: 06.02.2026 Post for : 20.03.2026 _________________________________________________________________

Order

1. This order will disposed of I.A. No. 22204/2024 dated 17.10.2024 filed on behalf of the respondent for rejection of petition under Order 7 Rule 11 (a) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

2. This election petition has been filed by the petitioner Krishna Pati Tripathi under Sections 80, 80-A, 81 and Section 100(1)(d)(i) & (iv) of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as ‘RP Act’) questioning the election of the respondent Abhay Kumar Mishra as member of M.P. Legislative Assembly from 69 Semariya Vidhan Sabha Constituency, District Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

3. On 21.10.2023, the gazette notification was issued for general election of the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh