Election

Re-counting of votes

— Relevant factors for directing, stated — Margin of votes polled by returned candidate vis-à-vis election petitioner was narrow — Certain votes polled in favour of election petitioner were wrongly counted in favour of returned candidate — Protests had been lodged in respect of manner in which Presiding Officer had counted the votes — Request for re-counting made by election petitioner — Tribunal as well as High Court finding that a prima facie case for re-counting made out by election petitioner — Held on facts, conditions precedent for issuing direction for re-counting satisfied, (2006) 6 SCC 255-A