(1880)
(1878)
26 Law Ed 314
5 Ind App 178
103 US 471
ILR 4 Cal 172 (PC)
433
583, 613
(1878)
(1876)
(1874)
97 U. S. 454
3 Dall 199
17 Am Rep 405
24 L Ed 1071
1 Law Ed 568
48 Cal 36
568
568A
344
(1871)
(1869)
13 Wall 646
1 O’M & H 295
20 L Ed 685
21 LT 306
568
144
(1863)
(1856)
(1842)
14 CBNS 180
19 How 393
4 Moo PC 63
143 ER 414
15 Law Ed 691
13 ER 225
566
526, 568A
594
(1842)
(1839)
(1824)
8 Cl & F 710
112 ER 1112
9 Wheat 1
8 ER 279
9 Ad & E 1
6 L Ed 23
368
544, 545
568
(1803)
(1763)
(1703)
1 Cranch 137
19 St Tr 981
14 St Tr 695
2 L Ed 69
1 Er 417
203, 553,625
81
376
(1610)
(1603)
381US
8 Co Rep 118 A
1 Hatsell 157
437
77 ER 646
381 US 437
11 How St Tr 821
547, 550
72, 301
544, 545
JUDGMENT
Present:- A.N. Ray, C.J., H.R. Khanna, K.K. Mathew, M.H. Beg, and
Y.V. Chandrachud, JJ.
M/s. A. K. Sen, J. N. Kaushal, D.P. Singh Sr. Advocates (M/s. J.B.
Dadachanji. R.H. Debar, Madun Gujadhur. S.C. Agarwal, Yogeshwar Prasad,
H.K.L. Bhagat, Sudhir Bera and K.P. Bhandri and Mrs. Anjali K. Verma
Advocates with them). for Appellant.
Mr. Shanti Bhushan, Sr. Advocate (M/s. J.P. Goyal, R.C. Dvivedi, R.C.
Srivastava, Pranab Chatterjee, S.S. Khanduja, E.C. Agarwala, C.K.
Ratnaparkhi, M.C. Gupta, T. N. Porwar, U.N. R. Rao, S.K. Garg, B. Soloman,
K.C. Dua Raghunath Singh and Sripal Singh Advocates with him). for
Respondent No. 1.
Mr. Niren De. Attorney General for India. Mr. Lal Narain Sinha, Solicitor
General for India and Dr. V.A. Sayid Mohammad, Senior Advocates (M/s. R.
N. Sachthey, P.P. Rao, Miss Sumitra Chkravarty and Mr. S.P. Nayar
Advocate with them) for the Attorney General for India).
Judgments of the Court were delivered by RAY, C.J. : –
In Civil Appeal No. 887 of 1975 the appellant is Indira Nehru Gandhi and
the respondent is Raj Narain. Civil Appeal No. 909 of 1975 is the cross
objection of the respondent. On 14 July, 1975 it was directed that both the
appeals would be heard together. The appeal arise out of the judgment of the
High Court of Allahabad dated 12 June, 1975. The High Court held that the
appellant held herself out as a candidate from 29 December, 1970 and was
guilty of having committed corrupt practice by having obtained the assistance
of Gazetted Officers in furtherance of her election prospects. The High Court