KARAN SINGH Vs. NAND KUMAR SOMANI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an election petition filed by one Shri Karan Singh calling in question the election of the respondent No. 1 Shri Nand Kumar Somani to the Lok Sabha from the Nagaur Parliamentary Constituency in the last general elections.

(2.) THE petition was initially presented by Shri Karan Singh on 11-4-1967 in which the respondent No. 1 Shri Nand Kumar Somani was impleaded as the sole respondent. It may be pointed out that the candidates for election from the Nagaur Parliamentary Constituency in the last general election included one Shri Gulab Chand Kabra, who shall be referred as respondent No. 2, as also one Shri Onkar Singh, who shall hereafter be referred to as applicant. After the presentation of the election petition Shri Gulab Chand Kabra submitted an application under sec. 86 of the Representation of the People Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on 9-5-1967 for being joined as a respondent. This Court, on 6-7-1967, allowed the application of Shri Gulab Chand Kabra and ordered that he shall be impleaded as a respondent on the condition that he deposited Rs. 2,000/- as security for costs within one month. THE said amount having been deposited, he was joined as a respondent by the order of this Court dated 21-7-1967. It may be further mentioned that after some charges of corrupt practices were struck down by this Court Shri Gulab Chand Kabra submitted an application for being transposed as a petitioner. This application was rejected on 13-9-1967. An application for re-hearing was presented but was eventually not pressed.

(3.) THE substance of the above order shall be communicated forthwith to the election Commission and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. An authenticated copy of this judgment shall be sent to the Election Commission as soon as it is prepared. .