MANNALAL KUMAWAT Vs. MANNALAL DASHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an appeal by one Mannalal Kumawat against a decision of the District Judge, Partabgarh, acting as a Tribunal under section 34 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959, dismissing his election petition filed against the election of Mannalal Doshi respondent.

(2.) BOTH the appellant and the respondent stood for election to ward No. 7 of the Partabgarh Municipality. According to the counting done by the Returning Officer Doshi polled 10 more votes than Kumawat. 76 votes were rejected by the Returning Officer. The election petition was filed on the ground that a number of valid votes were wrongly rejected by the Returning Officer. The petition was dismissed. Against that decision the present appeal has been filed on the same ground.