B.Manickam Tagore v. v.Vijaya Prabhakaran
Case brief
What is this about?
Election petition — rejection under Order VII Rule 11 CPC r/w S.151 CPC and striking out of pleadings under Order VI Rule 16 CPC; applicability to Representation of the People Act, 1951 proceedings; material facts vs full particulars; Section 83 RPA concise statement and particulars of corrupt practice (names, date, place); election petition to be read as a whole — no sentence-wise/para-wise dissection (Madiraju Venkata Ramana Raju); no rejection in part or in limine where triable issue disclosed; demurrer — averments assumed true (Roop Lal Sathi); weakness of case immaterial (Mohan Rawale); Form 26 / Rule 4A Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 — disclosure of assets and criminal antecedents; Section 33A RPA; Section 123 / 123(2) / 100(1)(b) RPA corrupt practice; 'Congress Party Guarantee Card' — manifesto promise vs inducement; ECI Model Code of Conduct Circular dated 02.05.2024; Karnataka HC Lakshmi Devi v. Rizwan Arshad distinguished; mock poll votes; booth capturing (Thirumangalam Assembly Segment); postal ballot rejection Rule 54-A; Rule 60 CER; Handbook for Returning Officer 15.18.4 and 15.5.5; returned candidate's undertaking to Supreme Court to restrict grounds; remand in SLP (C) Nos.10834-10835 of 2025 (order dt. 21.04.2025); B. Manickam Tagore v. V. Vijaya Prabakaran; 34-Virudhunagar Parliamentary Constituency election 19.04.2024; Madras High Court; N. Sathish Kumar, J.; O.A.Nos.921 & 922 of 2024 in ELP No.4 of 2024; dismissed 02.06.2026; trial posted 09.07.2026.