GANGA RAM Vs. SHEO KARAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution by one Ganga Ram against a decision of the Civil Judge, Ganganagar, acting as a Tribunal under rule 78 of the Rajasthan Panchayat and Nyaya Panchayat Election Rules, 1960, setting aside his election to the Office of Sarpanch of Binjbalia Panchayat.

(2.) GANGA Ram and Sheo Karan respondent contested the election. GANGA Ram polled 517 votes and Sheo Karan obtained 450 votes. GANGA Ram was consequently declared elected. Sheo Karan filed an election petition against him on the ground that his nomination paper was wrongly accepted. His allegation was that his name was not entered in the list of voters of village Binjbalia. The petition was contested by GANGA Ram.