M BUDDA PRASAD Vs. SIMHADRI SATYANARAYANA RAO

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao (Rao) and four others contested election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Avani Gadda Constituency. The election was held on November 22, 1989 and Rao was declared elected. M. Budda Prasad a voter of the constituency challenged the election of Rao by way of an election petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The High Court by its judgment dated September 6, 1991 dismissed the election petition with costs. This appeal by the election petitioner is against the judgment of the High Court.

(2.) On the pleadings of the parties the High Court tried the election petition on the following issues :-

(3.) The appellant-petitioner examined himself as PW 1 and further examined PW 4 to PW 10 before the High Court in support of his allegations. He also produced documentary evidence. The High Court discussed in detail the evidence of the witnesses produced by the parties. On appreciation of the evidence the High Court decided Issues 1 to 4 against the respondent-petitioner.