IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT

CUTTACK

I.A. No.31 of 2025

(Arising out of ELPET No.20 of 2024)

Kanak Vardhan Singh …. Petitioner/Respondent

Deo

-versus-

Saroj Kumar Meher …. Opposite Party/

Petitioner

Appeared in this case:-

For Petitioner / : Mr. A.P. Bose, Advocate and Respondent Mr. S.K. Mohanty, Advocate For Opposite Party / : Mr. G. Agarwal, Sr. Advocate Petitioner assisted by Ms. S. Srivastava,

Advocate CORAM:

JUSTICE A.C. BEHERA

JUDGMENT

Date of hearing : 10.11.2025 / date of order : 28.11.2025

A.C. Behera, J. This Interlocutory Application under Order-7,

Rule-11 of the C.P.C., 1908 has been filed by the respondent (returned candidate) in Election Petition No.20 of 2024 against the election petitioner praying for rejection of the Election Petition No.20 of 2024 filed by the election petitioner on the ground that, though allegations of corrupt practices have been alleged against the respondent in the

election petition, but, the election petition is not supported with its statutory requirement, i.e., an affidavit in Form No.25, which was required according to Sub-section(1) of Section 83 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 read with Section 94-A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1