399. Shrimati Indira Nehru Gandhi was elected to the House of the People from the Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh by an overwhelming majority of 1,11,800 votes against Shri Raj Narain. As is not unusual the defeated candidate filed an election petition under the Act making all kinds of allegations including some quite extravagant ones which formed the Subject-matter of the first set of eleven issues framed on 19-81971. Thereafter three additional issues were framed on 27-4-1973 when the question whether an amendment of the petition, sought after the period of limitation for filing a petition to challenge the election had expired should be permitted had been finally decided by this Court in favour of Shri Raj Narain. 400. The issues framed give an idea of the cases set up on behalf of the two sides. They were: ISSUES "1. Whether respondent No. 1 obtained and procured the assistance of Yashpal Kapur in furtherance of the prospects of her election while he was still a Gazetted Officer in the service of Government of India. If so, from what date? 2. Whether at the instance of respondent No. 1 members of the Armed force of the union arranged Air Force Planes and helicopters for her, flown by members of the Armed Forces to enable her to address election meetings on 1-2-1971 and 25-2-1971 and if so, whether this constituted a corrupt practice under Section 123 (7) of the Representation of the People Act? 3. Whether at the instance of respondent No. 1 and her election agent Yashpal Kapur, the District Magistrate of Rae Bareli the Superintendent of Police of Rae Bareli and the Home Secretary of U.P. Government arranged for rostrums, loudspeakers and barricades to be set up and for members of the Police Force to be posted in connection with her election tour on 1-2-1971 and 25-2-1971; and, if so whether this amounts to a corrupt practice under Section 123 (7) of the Representation of the People Act? 4. whether quilts, blankets, dhoties and liquor were distributed by agents and workers of respondent No. 1 with the consent of her election agent Yashpal Kapur, at the places and on the dates mentioned in Schedule A of the petition in order to induce electors to vote for her? 5. Whether the particulars given in paragraph 10 and Schedule A of the petition are too vague and general to afford a basis for allegations of bribery under Section 123 (1) of the Representation of the People Act? 6. Whether by using the symbol cow and calf. which had been allotted to her party by the Election Commission in her election campaign the respondent No. 1 was guilty of making an appeal to a religious symbol and committed a corrupt practice as defined in Section 123 (3) of the Representation of the People Act? 7. whether on the dates fixed for the poll voters were conveyed to the polling stations free of charge on vehicles hired and procured for the purpose