HAR GOVIND Vs. PALOO RAM AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order relates to Civil Miscellaneous No. 1278 of 1963 in Civil Writ No. 807 of 1963 and Civil Writs Nos. 866 and 867 of 1963.

(2.) IN pursuance of my order of reference dated the 23rd May, 1963, this Full Bench has been constituted. The matter which has to be considered is whether some principles should be laid down in the matter of grant of stay or refusal thereof in election cases. The question of stay arises in three type of cases, - -

(3.) A few decided cases were cited before us. It is not necessary to deal with them because in neither of them an attempt was made to lay down a firm rule in such matters. Each one of them proceeded on its own facts.