RAJ NARAIN Vs. INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI
LAWS(SC)-1972-3-59
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: ALLAHABAD)
Decided on March 15,1972

RAJ NARAIN Appellant
VERSUS
INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

SONANT N. BAT KRISHNA V. GEORGE FERNANDEZ [REFERRED TO AND FOLLOWED]
HARISH CHMDRA BAJPAI VS. TRILOKI SINGH [REFERRED TO AND FOLLOWED]
BALWAN SINGH VS. LAKSHMI NARAIN [FOLLOWED]
RAJ KUMAR VS. UNION OF INDIA [APPROVED]
HARDWARI LAL VS. KANWAL SINGH [APPROVED]



Cited Judgements :-

SAFIQUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2005-8-25] [REFERRED TO]
SHIGA VENKATAIAH VS. V JAGAN MOHAN REDDY [LAWS(APH)-2011-11-87] [REFERRED TO]
SOHAN SINGH JODH SINGH KOHLI VS. CHANDRAKANTA GOYAL [LAWS(BOM)-1990-10-64] [REFERRED]
MANAGING DIRECTOR APCCAD BANK HYD VS. VOPISETTI NAGARAJU [LAWS(APH)-1982-11-36] [REFERRED TO]
RAMACHANDRALAH T VS. N R SUYODHANAN [LAWS(APH)-2000-2-8] [REFERRED TO]
SYNERGY HOMES LTD VS. JOSHY JOHN [LAWS(KER)-2011-10-22] [REFERRED TO]
REENA JANARDHANA VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2003-8-75] [REFERRED TO]
SK. ABDUL SATTAR VS. RAMIJA BIBI AND ORS. [LAWS(ORI)-1991-5-41] [REFERRED TO]
NARENDRA SINGH KUSHWAHA VS. ANAND MOHAN SINGH [LAWS(PAT)-1998-8-71] [REFERRED TO]
V S ACHUTHANANDAN VS. P J FRANCIS [LAWS(SC)-1999-3-137] [RELIED ON]
RAZIA BEGUM QURASHI VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2017-11-71] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH SINGH VS. BHISM SHANKAR ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI [LAWS(ALL)-2011-8-37] [REFERRED TO]
AMRIKA BAI RATHORE VS. MANMOHAN [LAWS(CHH)-2007-6-5] [REFERRED TO]
R DAYANANDA SAGAR VS. VATAL NAGARAJ [LAWS(KAR)-1972-8-11] [REFERRED TO]
MAGETA DAKUA VS. SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF ORISSA, FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND ORS. [LAWS(ORI)-1975-9-27] [REFERRED TO]
QUINTESSENTIAL DESIGNS INDIA PVT. LTD. VS. PUMA SPORTS INDIA (PVT.) LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2019-10-392] [REFERRED TO]
NORTH ZONE CULTURAL CENTRE VS. VEDPATHI DINESH KUMAR [LAWS(SC)-2003-4-7] [REFERRED]
P A MOHAMMED RIYAS VS. M K RAGHAVAN [LAWS(SC)-2012-4-37] [REFERRED TO]
PONNALA LAKSHMAIAH VS. KOMMURI PRATAP REDDY [LAWS(SC)-2012-7-22] [REFERRED TO]
AVTAR SINGH VS. HARCHARAN SINGH BRAR [LAWS(P&H)-1993-9-3] [REFERRED TO]
H D REVANNA VS. G PUTTASWAMY GOWDA [LAWS(SC)-1999-1-43] [FOLLOWED]
UDAY KUMAR VS. SURENDRA PRASAD SHARMA [LAWS(PAT)-1991-12-19] [REFERRED TO]
MUKAT BEHARI LAL VS. SHIVCHARAN SINGH [LAWS(RAJ)-1978-3-1] [REFERRED TO]
SHREE NARAIN DHANUKA VS. JAIDEV PRASAD INDORIA [LAWS(RAJ)-2000-10-40] [REFERRED TO]
NARESH MOHAN SINHA VS. STATE OF BIHAR; SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE; JOINT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; ASSISTANT AGRONOMIST ADOPTABLE RESEARCH CENTRE; DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JAMUI; DISTRICT MA [LAWS(PAT)-2014-10-50] [REFERRED]
SANDEEP GROVER VS. PRIYANKA BATRA [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-10-71] [REFERRED TO]
RAM PRAVESH RAI ESTATE (P) LTD. VS. RAJESH KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(PAT)-2016-1-53] [REFERRED TO]
RAM PRAVESH RAI ESTATE (P) LTD. VS. RAJESH KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(PAT)-2016-1-53] [REFERRED TO]
RABINDRA NATH MOZUMDAR VS. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA [LAWS(CAL)-1975-7-54] [REFERRED]
SOHAN SINGH JODH SINGH KOHLI VS. CHANDRAKANTA GOYAL [LAWS(BOM)-1990-10-23] [REFERRED TO]
NARAIN RAMCHANDRA BAKHLE VS. GOVIND DATTA BAKHLE [LAWS(BOM)-2018-7-119] [REFERRED TO]
YELGAONKAR DILIP MURLIDHAR VS. GUDAGE MOHANRAO PANDURANG [LAWS(BOM)-2000-4-49] [REFERRED TO]
SRI MATHURA PRASAD VS. SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER HANDIA [LAWS(ALL)-1979-12-8] [REFERRED TO]
GOVIND SINGH NIRANJAN VS. D I O S JALAUN AT ORAL [LAWS(ALL)-1996-9-27] [REFERRED TO]
JAGDISH CHANDRA CHAWLA VS. IIIRD ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE ALLAHABAD [LAWS(ALL)-1994-1-81] [REFERRED TO]
ANNARAO S/O GOVINDRAO PATIL VS. AMIT S/O VILASRAO DESHMUKH [LAWS(BOM)-2016-7-138] [REFERRED TO]
DINESH PRASAD CHAURASIA VS. MANAGING DIRECTOR AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2016-5-94] [REFERRED TO]
KEWAL SINGH VS. SAT MAHAJAN [LAWS(HPH)-1983-12-4] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY SHARMA VS. SUDARSHANA DEVI SOOD [LAWS(HPH)-2019-7-196] [REFERRED TO]
PRATAPBHAI BHAGWANBHAI RAWAL VS. PRESIDENT/ MANTRISHI [LAWS(GJH)-2023-11-39] [REFERRED TO]
REDDY LABORATORIES LIMITED VS. Y SRINIVASA RAO [LAWS(APH)-2009-3-24] [REFERRED TO]
T.V.BALAN VS. K.M.SHAJI [LAWS(KER)-2018-12-104] [REFERRED TO]
ABRAHAM KURIAKOSE VS. P T THOMAS [LAWS(KER)-1991-9-24] [REFERRED TO]
SIDDIQU T. VS. P. KARUNAKARAN AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-4-76] [REFERRED TO]
MOHARSINGH VS. MOHANLAL [LAWS(RAJ)-1981-4-19] [REFERRED TO]
KARAM SINGH VS. KAMAL CHAUDHARY [LAWS(P&H)-1990-5-24] [REFERRED TO]
ISHWARDAS ROHANI VS. ALOK MISHRA [LAWS(SC)-2012-5-7] [REFERRED TO]
SATYA DEVI VS. KANTA RANI [LAWS(P&H)-1998-12-33] [REFERRED TO]
BELI RAM VS. J.B.L. KHACHI [LAWS(HPH)-1972-8-9] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAK KOTHARI VS. OMNILSM TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. [LAWS(GJH)-2023-1-1867] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP BHAUSAHEB LANDE VS. DILIP BHAUSAHEB LANDE [LAWS(BOM)-2022-1-347] [REFERRED TO]
NADENDLA APPARAO VS. B SATYANARAYANA [LAWS(APH)-1982-11-13] [REFERRED TO]
DHARMENDRA YADAV VS. SANGHMITRA MAURYA [LAWS(ALL)-2020-4-78] [REFERRED TO]
CHAUDHARI NOORUDDIN M. YOUNUS S/O. M. IDRIS VS. MOTE RAHUL MAHARUDRE AND OTHERS [LAWS(BOM)-2017-2-115] [REFERRED TO]
A K ARORA VS. NATIOANL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2009-2-38] [REFERRED TO]
SHARAD TRIPATHI VS. BHISHMA SHANKAR ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI [LAWS(ALL)-2011-9-37] [REFERRED TO]
NAYNA DNYANOBA PAWAR VS. VIMAL NANDKISHOR MUNDADA [LAWS(BOM)-2007-11-18] [REFERRED TO]
NABHA INVESTMENT PRIVATE LIMITED VS. HARKISHAN DASS LUKHMI DASS STATE BANK OF INDIA HMM LTD [LAWS(DLH)-1996-1-5] [REFERRED]
SINDHU ELIZABETH JOSEPH D/O N A MATHEW VS. PETER K JOSEPH S/O K C JOSEPH [LAWS(KER)-2013-7-313] [REFERRED]
SANNIYASI PETITIONER VS. SRINIVASAN [LAWS(MAD)-2000-4-117] [REFERRED TO]
G NANCHIL KUMARAN VS. GOVINDASAMY REDDIAR [LAWS(MAD)-1999-9-106] [REFERRED TO]
INDER KRISHAN MEHTA VS. KEWAL KRISHAN MEHTA [LAWS(P&H)-2015-2-553] [REFERRED TO]
HARCHAND SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-1976-8-43] [REFERRED]
GHANASHYAM DAS TEKRIWAL VS. JAYANTI TIWARI AND ORS. [LAWS(ORI)-2016-1-47] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. P SUJATHA [LAWS(APH)-2005-4-50] [REFERRED TO]
MAMATA RAY VS. RANJAN KUMAR CHAKRAVARTI [LAWS(CAL)-2019-11-128] [REFERRED TO]
KALYANA RAMA RAO V VS. N A B A R D [LAWS(APH)-1993-3-57] [REFERRED TO]
ALI SINGHANI BHAGWANDAS MADHAV SINGH VS. RAJIV GANDHI [LAWS(ALL)-1990-7-25] [REFERRED TO]
KARIM UDDIN BARBHUIYA VS. AMINUL HAQUE LASKAR [LAWS(GAU)-2023-4-27] [REFERRED TO]
ANANTRAO NARAYAN THOPTE VS. KASHINATH PARVATI KHUTWAD [LAWS(BOM)-2000-4-12] [REFERRED TO]
BHAKTA CHARAN MALLIK VS. NATAORAR MALLIK [LAWS(ORI)-1990-12-8] [REFERRED TO]
UMAKANTA DWIBEDI AND ORS. VS. SOMANATH DWIBEDI AND ORS. [LAWS(ORI)-2008-9-94] [REFERRED TO]
M A ASHARAFF ALI VS. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT [LAWS(MAD)-2009-9-461] [REFERRED TO]
B VARADHARAJAN VS. DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR STATE BANK OF INDIA MUMBAI [LAWS(MAD)-2010-3-211] [REFERRED TO]
ALKA SINGH VS. SYED SAYEEDUZMMA RIZVI [LAWS(PAT)-2008-9-36] [REFERRED TO]
SATYA NARAIN VS. DHAJA RAM [LAWS(P&H)-1972-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
MANOHAR LAL VS. L RS OF GOVIND [LAWS(RAJ)-2010-2-85] [REFERRED TO]
SARDAR HARCHARAN SINGH BRAR VS. SUKH DARSHAN SINGH [LAWS(SC)-2004-10-26] [REFERRED TO]
BIPIN CHANDRA THAKURIA VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-1987-11-4] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY VIR SINGH VS. ALLAHABAD BANK [LAWS(GAU)-1995-12-16] [REFERRED TO]
LOMBO TAYENG VS. MUK PERTIN [LAWS(GAU)-2014-11-48] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHNA PANCHAMRAO KHOPADE VS. SATISH JHAULAL CHATURVEDI [LAWS(BOM)-2007-8-211] [REFERRED TO]
GIRIRAJ SHARMA VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-1984-10-44] [REFERRED TO]
CANARA BANK VS. RAJIV TYAGI AND ASSOCIATES [LAWS(DLH)-2010-1-89] [REFERRED TO]
MADAN MOHAN VS. ARUN SHOURIE [LAWS(ALL)-2010-1-82] [REFERRED TO]
NEELAM SONKAR VS. BALI RAM [LAWS(ALL)-2011-10-83] [REFERRED TO]
P SEETHAMMA VS. P RAMAKRISHNA REDDY [LAWS(APH)-1996-12-66] [REFERRED TO]
SHER SINGH DAGAR VS. YOGANAND SHASTRI [LAWS(DLH)-2012-3-190] [REFERRED TO]
SAIN DASS VS. TULSI RAM [LAWS(J&K)-1978-5-4] [REFERRED TO]
JOB JOSE VS. SUDHARMAN [LAWS(KER)-2018-6-782] [REFERRED TO]
YASH PAL SHARMA VS. PUREWAL AND ASSOCIATES LTD. [LAWS(HPH)-2000-9-24] [REFERRED TO]
N MURUGUMARAN VS. THOL THIRUMAVALAVAN [LAWS(MAD)-2018-4-417] [REFERRED TO]
C.P. JOHN VS. BABU M. PALISSERY [LAWS(SC)-2014-9-69] [REFERRED TO]
B. SURESH GOWDA VS. D.C.GOWRISHANKARASWAMY [LAWS(KAR)-2023-3-407] [REFERRED TO]
K K RAMACHANDRAN MASTER VS. M V SREYAMAKUMAR [LAWS(SC)-2010-7-56] [REFERRED TO]
JAGDISH KUMAR VS. AMAR KUMAR AND ORS. [LAWS(P&H)-2011-2-436] [REFERRED TO]
C VEERABHADRAIAH VS. C CHANNIGAPPA [LAWS(KAR)-2001-2-28] [REFERRED TO]
UMABALLAV RATH VS. MAHESWAR MOHANTY [LAWS(ORI)-1997-3-14] [REFERRED TO]
UTKAL MILLING INDUSTRIES VS. ANAND KUMAR CHHAGANLAL [LAWS(ORI)-1986-12-46] [REFERRED TO]
F A SAPA VAIVENGA SAIKAPTHIANGA ZALAWMA LALHUTHANGA VS. SINGORA:ZONUNTHARA:HRANGTHASANGA:T ROZAMA:ROMANA [LAWS(SC)-1991-5-23] [RELIED ON]
LAGADAPATI RAJA GOPAL VS. SUNKARA KRISHNA MURTHY [LAWS(APH)-2010-4-117] [REFERRED TO]
J RAGHAVA RAO VS. B CH GARATAIAH [LAWS(APH)-2002-4-16] [REFERRED TO]
DHARAM YADAV ALIAS D.P. YADAV VS. DHARMENDRA YADAV AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2010-12-232] [REFERRED TO]
SARDAR DALJIT SINGH VS. IIIRD ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE BAREILLY [LAWS(ALL)-2014-1-191] [REFERRED TO]
URMILA VS. STATE OF U P AND ORS [LAWS(ALL)-2018-11-66] [REFERRED TO]
K K SHUKLA VS. VIJAY KUMAR GOEL [LAWS(DLH)-1996-9-79] [REFERRED]
GAJANAN NARAYAN PATIL VS. ROHIDAS CHUDAMAN PATIL [LAWS(BOM)-2001-6-90] [REFERRED TO]
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P L HANDOO VS. SHAMAS-UD-DIN [LAWS(J&K)-1972-8-9] [REFERRED TO]
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GANGA RAM VS. KANTI LAL [LAWS(RAJ)-1994-7-80] [REFERRED TO]
INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI SHRI RAJ NARAIN VS. RAJ NARAIN INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI [LAWS(SC)-1975-11-1] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KUMAR VS. KAMLESH RANI [LAWS(P&H)-2007-3-375] [REFERRED TO]
KUMAR ABHAY VS. UNION BANK OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-1999-5-143] [REFERRED TO]
SHRIVALLABH VS. IBRAHIMKHAN [LAWS(BOM)-2014-10-29] [REFERRED TO]
MANGE RAM GARG VS. HARI SHANKAR GUPTA [LAWS(DLH)-2009-8-130] [REFERRED TO]
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SWAMI VASUDEVANAND SARASWATI DISCIPLE OF SWAMI SHANTANAND SARASWATI VS. JAGAT GURU SHANKARCHARYA, JYOTISHPEETH PEETHADESHWAR SRI SWAMI SWAROOPANAND SARASWATI [LAWS(ALL)-2017-9-88] [REFERRED TO]
AMBANNA HANUMAPPA NAIK VS. SHARNAPPA [LAWS(KAR)-1972-10-20] [REFERRED TO]
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QUINTESSENTIAL DESIGNS INDIA PVT. LTD. VS. PUMA SPORTS INDIA (PVT.) LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2019-6-625] [REFERRED TO]
QUINTESSENTIAL DESIGNS INDIA PVT. LTD. VS. PUMA SPORTS INDIA (PVT.) LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2019-1-726] [REFERRED TO]
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JUDGEMENT

- (1.)These appeals by special leave arise from the election petition filed by the appellant challenging the validity of the election of respondent No. 1 (who will hereinafter be referred to as the respondent) to the Lok Sabha, from Ram, Bareilly constituency, in the General Election to the Lok Sahaba held in March, 1971.
(2.)After the pleadings of the parties were completed and the issues framed, the appellant applied to the Court under Order XI of the Civil Procedure Code for leave to deliver interrogatories in writing for the examination of the respondent. The respondent object to the same on the ground that the provisions of Order XI, Civil P. C. cannot be applied to election petitions. In her objection-statement, the respondent reserved her right to object to the interrogatories sought to be served at a later stage. The application filed by the appellant for leave to serve interrogatories on the respondent was heard by Broome J. The learned Judge by his order dated September 14, 1971 overruled the objections of the respondent and directed as follows:
"Accordingly I allow the application A-29 and grant leave to the petitioner to deliver the accompanying interrogatories for the examination of respondent No. 1. The affidavit in reply shall be filed by 4-10-1971."

(3.)The respondent appealed against that order to this Court after obtaining special leave. That appeal was withdrawn during the course of the hearing.


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