(1.) Challenge has been made to the election of respondent to Vidhan Sabha Constituency No.22 Datia on alleged ground of corrupt practices by submitting the election petition under Sections 81, 100 & 100 (1) of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (in short 'the Act'), wherein preliminary objections are raised by moving 1. A.No. 1327/10, praying thereby for dismissal of election petition. This order disposes of the said interlocutory application.
(2.) Shri Anand Bharadwaj and Shri Ankur Mody, learned counsel for the parties made their respective submissions, which have been considered in the light of the material on record and the law governing the situation.
(3.) Dismissal of the election petition has been sought mainly on the following grounds :-