Case Summary
Mini Kumari filed a petition alleging that Soumya and others engaged in double voting during the elections held on 08/12/2020, seeking to declare the election results void. The petitioner claims that the votes of certain individuals were counted in two different constituencies.
Judgment Outcome
Judgment Favored
Defendant
Relief Granted
Case Type
Election Petition
Final Judgment
No
The court dismissed the petition, finding insufficient evidence to support claims of double voting. The testimonies of the witnesses did not establish that the individuals voted in more than one constituency.
Key Reasoning:
The court concluded that the petitioner failed to prove claims of double voting as required by law.
The court concluded that the petitioner failed to prove claims of double voting as required by law.
Why Defendant Won:
Not available
Not available
Supporting Evidence
The petitioner failed to prove PW9, PW10, and PW11 did double voting.
Judgment Evidence:
In the result, the petition is dismissed without costs.
Parties Involved
Parties
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Mini Kumari
- Party Age
- 42
- Relation
- W/o
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Soumya
- Party Age
- 35
- Relation
- W/o
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Shalini
- Party Age
- 45
- Relation
- W/o
Plaintiffs Documents
Exts. A1 to A22 and X1 to X8
Defendants Documents
Advocates
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- Deepthi.A.
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Kallada.M.Balachandran
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
Reliefs
Relief Type:
Other
Outcome:
Refused
Description:
To declare the election of the returning candidate void and declare the petitioner as duly elected.
Evidence:
In the present case, the petitioner failed to prove PW9, PW10, and PW11 did double voting. The point found against the petitioner.
Documents & Evidence
Document Type:
Voters list
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
These documents were marked for proving the allegations of double voting.
Reference:
Exts.A1 to A22
Document Type:
Voters Register
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
These documents were marked along with the voters list to substantiate the claim of double voting.
Reference:
Exts.X1 to X8
Case Classification
Case Type
Election Petition
Category
Other Civil Cases
District
Kollam
State
Kerala
Court Establishment
Munsiff Court Kollam
Common Reasons
Double voting
Case Code
Case between Mini Kumari vs Soumya et al regarding election petition
Case Code Year
Case between Mini Kumari vs Soumya et al regarding election petition