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NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2001/ASVINA 21, 1923

Separate Paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)

Orders and Notifications issued by Central Authorities (other than the Administrations of Union Territories)

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

New Delhi, the 25th September, 2001

O. N. 130.—In pursuance of Section 106/111

of the Representation of the People Act,

1951

(43 of 1951), the Election Commission hereby

publishes the judgement of the

High Court of

Madras

dated 27-6-2001 in Election

Petition

No. 2 of 1996.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF

JUDICATURE

AT

MADRAS

(Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction)

Wednesday, the Twenty Seventh day of June,

Two Thousand and One

3059 GI/2001

(351)

352

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : OCTOBER, 13,

2001/ASVJNA 21, 1923

PART II—SEC. 3(iii)l

CORAM

THE

HONOURABLE

MRS.

JUSTICE

' A. SUBBULAKSHMY

Election Petition No. 2 of 1996

S.

Arumugham,

20. East Street,

Kalmandapam,

(via) Nettappakkam,

Pondicherry-605106.

..Petitioner

Vs.

1. The

Chief

Secretary

to

Government of Pondicherry,

Chief Secretariat,

Goulbert

Avenue,

Pondicherry-605001.

2. The

Returning

Officer,

Pondicherry Parliamentary Constituency

- and Secretary to Government (Revenue)

cum Collector, Secretariat,

Podichcrry

605001.

3. N. Rajasekar, l.A.S.

4. M.O.H. Farook

5. Eswararao Geddam

6. G. Elumalai

7. S. Kamaraj

8. SKC. Guedjendirane

9. T. Saravanan

10. T! Sivasubramanian

(a; Ravi

11. S. Dayalane

12. Dr. S. Thiyi-igarajan

13. C. R. Tirugnana

14. G. Thiruvengadam

15. D. Deenadayalan

16. V. Nadarajan

17. Dr. K. Padmarajan

18. Bavany Maduracavy

19. R. Balasubramanium

20L K. Manivanen

21. Dr. M. P. Mathimaharaja

22. P. Vijayakumar

23. L. Vengataraman

24. N. Udaya Bhaskaran

25. The Secretary,

Ministry of Home Affairs,

Government of India,

New Delhi

.. Respondents

Petition praying that this Hon'ble Court may

be pleased:

(a) to

declare

the

election

of

the

fourth

respondent from the No. 32 Pondicherry

Parliamentary Constituency

in which

the

results were declared on 11-5-1996 is void;

(b) to

direct

the

recounting

of

all

votes

including the rejected votes; and

(e) to declare that the petitioner has

been

duly elected from the Pondicherry

Parlia-

mentary Constituency if on

recount the

petitioner 'obtains more

votes

than

the

fourth respondent.

The above petition coming on this day before

this Court for hearing in the

presence of Mr.

S. Mohamed Yousuf, advocate for the petitioner,

and of Mr. D. Rajagopal, advocate for the

fourth

respondent and Respondents 1 to 3, 5 ?to 25, not

appearing in person or through

Advocate and

upon perusing the petition filed herein, this court

made the following ORDER

:

Counsel for the petitioner

submitted that be

sent several reminders to his party, but, he

has

not received any instruction from him.

2. It appears that the petitioner is not inter-

ested) in prosecuting the matter.

The petition is

dismissed.

No costs.

Witness,

the

Hon'ble

Thiru

Nagendra

Kaimar Jain, Chief Justice at Madras

aforesaid,

this the twenty Seventh day of June Two Thousand

and One.

Sd/- K. Karuppiah

Assistant Registrar,

Original Sidc-II

[No.

82/Pond-HP/2/96]

By Order,

BABU RAM, Secy.

353

354

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PARI IX—SEC. 3(iii)]

ORDER

New Delhi, the 8th October, 200L

O. N. 131 —.Whereas, ihe Election Commission is satisfied that each of the contesting candidate

specified in column (3) of the Table below at

the General Election to the WesL Bengal Legislative

Assembly, 2O01 held from the Constituency specified in column (2) against his name has failed to lodge

any account of his election expenses or has failed to lodge his account of election expenses in the manner

required by law as shown in column (4) of the said Table as required by the Representation of the

People Act, 1951 and the Rules made thereunder ; and

Whereas, the said candidates have either not furnished any reason for explanation for the said failure

even after due notice or the Election Commission after considering the representation made by them, if

ajiy, is satisfied that they have no good reason or justification for the said failure ;

Now, Therefore, in pursuance of

section 10A of the said Act, the

Election Commission

hereby

declares the persons specified in column (3) of the Table below to disqualified for beiag chosen

as and

for being a member of either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assembly

or Legislative Council

of a State/Union Terriroty for a period of three years from the date of this Order,

TABLE

s.

No.

1

1.

2,

3.

4.

5.

Number and Name of Assembly

Constituency

2

1-Mekliganj (SC)

70-Palashipara

73-Chapra

76-Krishnagar West

80-Runaghal East (SC)

Names of contesting candidates

3

Sh. Nayan Chand Barman

Village Kharija Gopalpur

P. O. Jorc Shimuli

District : Cooch fi«har

Pin 735303.

Sh. Ananda Mohan Sarkar

Vill Dangapara P. O. Nazirpur

P. S. Tehatta, Disst. Nadia

West Bengal.

Kazi Md. Yasin

Hatpukur (Uttar)

Madina Market,

Memari,

District

Burdwan

West Bengal

Mozibor Rahman Khan

Vill + P. O. Shaligram

P. S. Nakashipara

District Nadia

West Bengal.

Sh. Adhikary Bidyut

Village Panikhali Majdia

P. O. Daluabari

P. S. Dhantala

District Nadia

West Bengal.

Reason for disqualification

4

Account not lodged at all.

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1

6.

1

'

]

7. '

9.

i

2

80-Ranaghat East (SC)

147-Kabitirtba

147-Kabitirtha

147-Kabitirtha

3

Sh. Shibu Mondal

'r

Vill.+P. 0. Duttapulia

P. S. Dhantala

District Nadia

West Bangal.

Sh. Sachin Nag

P-69, Brajamoni Debya Road,

Kolk.ita-700061.

Md. A slam

48/1/H/2, Karl Marx Sarani,

Kolkata-700023.

Md. Ayub

122/C, Karl Marx Sarani

Kolkata-700023.

4

Account not lodged at all.

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[No. 76/WB-LA/2001]

By Order,

GHANSHYAM KHOHAR, Secy.

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