The Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, has held that an election petition cannot be dismissed at the threshold under Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, merely because the copy of the Form-25 affidavit served on the elected candidate lacks endorsement of notarization or
Defect In Served Form-25 Affidavit Copy Not Fatal To Election Petition Maintainability If Original Duly Attested: Supreme Court
