LAWS(P&H)-2001-8-15

VIJAY SOMANI Vs. CAPT AJAY SINGH

Decided On August 20, 2001
VIJAY SOMANI Appellant
V/S
AJAY SINGH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner being a registered voter of the Rewari Assembly Constitutency contested election from the said Constituency in the general election for which polling was held on 22-2-2000. Cap. Ajay Singh, respondent herein, was declared elected on account of his having secured the highest votes. The petitioner Vijay Somani polled 21, 112 votes i.e. the second highest number of votes. Being dissatisfied with the election of the respondent, the petitioner filed the instant election petition under S.80, 81 read with Ss. 100 and 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for setting aside the election of Capt. Ajay Singh i.e. the respondent from the Rewari Assembly Constitutency to the Haryana Lesgislative Assembly.

(2.) Consequent upon the filing of the written statement and the replication, this Court on 15-11-2000 framed the following four preliminary issues :-

(3.) Arguments on issues Nos. 1 and 2 were addressed collectively. The same are accordingly being disposed of together on account of the fact that the subject matter of the aforesaid two issues is the same.