Summarize the following court judgment. Appeal No. 2384 of 1972. Appeal by special leave under section 116A of the Representation of Peoples Act 1951 from the judgment and order dated the 2nd August 1972 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh in Election Petition No. 4 of 1972. Appellant appeared in person. D. N. Mukherjee and N. R. Chaudhury	 for the respondent. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAGANMOHAN REDDY	 J. The appellant is a voter on the electoral roll of Karnal Assembly Constituency. He challenged the election held on March 11	 1972	 for the membership of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Karnal Constituency. At that election 16 candidates filed their nominations which were declared as valid nominations. Out of these	 eight candidates withdrew their candidature. The respondent and sevel others were the contesting candidates. After the polling on March 11	 1972	 counting took place on March 12	 1972 and the respondent was declared elected having polled 17719 votes	 the other candidates Shanti Devi polled 16857 votes	 Balwan Singh 1602 votes	 Piyare Lal 1243 votes	 Kali Ram 1203 votes	 Kalu Ram 616 votes	 Radhey Sham 542 votes and Kashmira Singh 180 votes. The appellant filed a petition on April 24	 1972	 challenging the election of the respondent Ram Lal on the allegations	 inter alia	 that the respondent	 his election agent and other persons with his consent	 had committed various corrupt practices detailed in the petition as falling within the meaning of sub sections (1) to (7) of section 123 of the Representation of the People Act hereinafter referred to as 'the Act '. For the purposes of this appeal	 the various allegations made against the respondent in the election petition are not relevant. It is only necessary to state that certain allegations of corrupt practices were made in paragraphs 11 & 12 of the petition against Piyare Lal	 Kali Ram and Kalu Ram. The petition was verified by the appellant as required under the Rules. The appellant also filed an affidavit in which he stated that paragraphs 11 & 12 among other paragraphs were based on information received and were believed to be true. The respondent filed a written statement on September 25	 1972	 contesting the allegations of various corrupt practices made by the appellant and further raised some pre iminary objections one of which was that the petition was liable to be dismissed for noncompliance with the provisions of section 82 of the Act inasmuch as the persons against whom allegatione of corrupt practice have been made such as Pivare Lal Kali Ram and Kalu Ram had not been joined as respondents to the petition. 351 The appellant	 however	 averred in reply that Ram Lal respondent alone was required to be made a party and it was not necessary to implead any other candidate or candidates as the allegations of corrupt. practice were levelled against the successful candidate and not againstother candidates. The learned Judge who tried the petition	 after hearing the 'petitioner in person and the respondents counsel	 framed the following two issues : 1.Whether it was necessary for the petitioner to implead Sarvshri Ram Piare	 Piyare Lal	 Kali Ram	 Kalu Ram and Kaslimira Singh as parties to the petition in view of the allegations in paras 9	 10	 11	 12 and 20 of the election petition ? 2. If Issue No. 1 is found in favour of the respondent	 what is the effect of non impleadment of those persons as respondents to the petition ? It was conceded by the respondent 's counsel that there was no	 imputation of any corrupt practice against Shanti Devi	 Balwan Singh and Radhey Sham and accordingly there was no necessity to implead ' them. It was	 however	 urged that Comrade Ram Piare and the remaining four candidates	 namely	 Piyare Lal	 Kali Ram	 Kalu Ramand Kashmira Singh	 having been charged with committing corrupt practices set out in the a aforesaid paragraphs were necessary parties. The arned Judge held that Comrade Ram Piare had withdrawn his candidature before the prescribed date	 therefore	 he was not a necessary party to the petition	 nor was there any allegation against him	 that he was prevailed upon to withdraw by bribery	 receipt of gratification or reward which would constitute a corrupt practice within the meaning of section 123 of the Act. Even in respect of Kashmira Singh the allegation that he was persuaded to retire from the contest and" sit silent in the election if he could not help the respondent could not amount to corrupt practice. The Court	 however	 came to the conclusion that the petitioner had in paragraphs 11 and 12 of the petition made allegations of corrupt practices against Piyare Lal	 Kali Ram and Kalu Ram and in view of these allegations failure to implead them as parties to the petition contravened the mandatory provisionsof section 82 of the Act. In this view the election petition was dismissed. Against 'this decision	 the appellant has come up in appeal before us. The petitioner who argued the appeal in person contends	 inter alia	 firstly	 that as the affidavit filed by him in support of the election petition merely stated that the allegations contained in paragraphs 11 and 12 were based on information received and he had not stated. what the sources of information were	 that part of the petition in which the allegations of corrupt Practices were made against Pivare Lal	 Kali Ram and Kalu Ram cannot form the basis of a triable issue. Consequently the allegations against the respondent should have been enquired into; secondly	 that the learned Judge should have on the pleading 	 framed and tried all issues arising out of the petition and not merely issues confined to a preliminary point. Where issues of ' fact and law arise out of a petition it is contended that evidence should have	 been recorded and findings given in respect of all those issues; thirdly	 the appellant submits that while section 82(a) is mandatory	 section 352 82(b) is directory	 as such the petition cannot be dismissed; fourthly	 the allegations in paragraphs 11 & 12 of the petition did not constitute corrupt practice inasmuch as the allegations	 only state that money was paid	 but there was no express averment that it was accepted by the persons	 concerned; and lastly	 it was contended that section 82(b) is violative of article 14 of the Constitution in that it was harsh and would result in the dismissal of the petition in which allegations of corrupt practices were made against the successful respondent who committed them	 merely because proper allegations were not made against the persons who were not elected. In support of his first contention the appellant has referred to decisions rend	. red under O. VI r. 15 and O. XIX r. 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. These decisions	 in our view	 have no relevance and 	do not support the submission of the appellant that in the affidavit in support of the petition if he has not stated the sources of information on which the several allegations in the petition are based	 those allegations cannot be deemed to	 have been made. Order VI r. 15(2) states that the person verifying shall specify	 by reference to numbered paragraphs of the pleadings	 what he verifies on his knowledge and what he verifies upon information received and believed to be true. This provision	 as we shall presently show	 is no different to that required to be stated on an affidavit by the proviso to section 83(1) read with r. 94A and Form 25 of the Conduct of Election Rules	 1961. Order XIX r. 2 has no relevance as that deals with evidence being given on affidavit and if either party insists the Court may order the deponent to attend for cross examination. At the outset it may be stated that the provision for setting out the sources of information where the allegations have been verified as having been made on information and knowledge of the petitioner is not a requisite prescribed under r. 94 A of the Conduct of Election Rules	 1961	 which are applicable to the filing of an election petition. Under sub. section (1 ) of section 83 an election petition has to contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies; it has to set fort a full particulars of any corrupt practice that the petitioner alleges	 including as full a statement as possible of the names of the parties alleged to have committed such corrupt practice and the date and place of the commission of each such practice and shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure	 1908	 for the verification of the pleadings	 provided that where the petitioner alleges any corrupt practice. the petition shall also be accompanied by an affidavit in the prescribed form in support of the allegation of such corrupt practice and the Particulars thereof. The affidavit in Form 25 prescribed under r. 94 A is as follows "I. the petitioner in the accompanying elect ion petition calling in question the election of Shri/Shrimati . (respondent Ro . in the said petition) make solemn affirmation on oath and say 353 (a)that the statements made in paragraphs. of the accompanying election petition about the commission of the corrupt practice of and the particulars of such cor rupt practice mentioned in paragraphs of the same petition and in paragraphs . of the Schedule annexed thereto are true to my knowledge; (b) that the statements made in paragraphs . of the said petition about the commission of the corrupt practice of * the particulars of such corrupt practice given in paragraphs. of the said petition and in paragraphs of the Schedule annexed thereto are true to my information. (c) (d) (e) Signature of deponent Solemnly affirmed/sworn by Shri/Shrimati. at this. day of 19 . Before me	 *Here specify the name of the corrupt practice. Magistrate of the first class/Notary/Commissioner of Oaths. There is nothing in this form which requires the petitioner to state under cl. (b) of Form 25 the source or sources of his information The appellant has referred us to O. 11 r. 13 of the Supreme Court Rules as also to r. 12 of the Punjab High Court Rules	 in which when the deponent in the affidavit filed in support of the petition states that he has made the allegations in the paragraph or paragraphs specified on information	 he is required also to disclose the sources of in	formation. But when there 'are specific Rules made under the Act which govern the election petitions	 no other Rules are applicable. Nor is the disclosure of the source of information a requisite under O. VI r. 15(2) C.P.C. On this ground alone the submission of the appellant can be rejected. But as he has cited several cases	 a: few of them may be examined to show that they do not help him. In Amulya Chandra Bhaduri vs Satish Chandra Giri and others() what was considered was whether the affidavit in support of the petition under the Contempt of Courts Act	 12 of 1926	 disclosed the sources of information in respect of the allegations made in the petition for contempt of Court. It was observed that in cases of this nature	 as is well known	 the practice of the Court was to enable the parties concerned to know what are the points they have got to answer in a charge of contempt and the practice has always been that the opposite parties	 namely	 the parties charged with contempt	 can not be called upon to answer to anything which is not set out specifically in the grounds used be fore the Courts at the time when the Rule was (1) A.I.R	 1932 Cal. (2) A.I.R. (1951) Nag.	 26. 354 issued. Wasudeoraoei vs A. D. Mani(2) is also a case under the Contempt of Courts Act. 1926	 and does not support the submission of the appellant. There is nothing in these decisions which state that the affidavit in support of an election petition should itself disclose the sources of information. The election petition under section 83 (1) (b) its elf must contain all the particulars that are necessary and in the affidavit in support of that petition the petitioner is required to say which of the allegations made in various paragraphs of the petition are true to his knowledge and which of them are true to his information. If any sources of information have not been set out and the respondent cannot answer them without particulars	. he can always apply for better particulars. If the petition and the affidavit conform to the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder	 it cannot be said that because the sources of information have not been given	 the allegations made in the petition have to be ignored. The decision in Smt. Sahodrabai Rai vs Rain Singh Aharwar and others(1) states nothing further than that under the Representation of the People Act	 details of corrupt practice or averments too compendious for being included in the election petition may be set out in the schedules or annexures to the election petition. The law requires that even though they are outside the election petition	 they must be signed and verified	 but such annexures or schedules are then treated as integrated with the election petition and copies of them must be served on the respondents if the requirement regarding service of the election petition is to be wholly complied with. No doubt it was observed in this case that the trial of election petition has to follow as far as may be the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure. But these observations were made in respect of the need to furnish along with the plaint copies of all the documents filed with the plaint when summoning the defendants. The Court observed that the plaintiff is required to file one copy of the documents and not as many copies as there are defendants in the case. It is clear that the documents which are filed with the plaint have to be accompanied by one copy of the documents. This is because the copy is compared with the original and the copy is endorsed by the clerk of court and the document is sometimes returned to the party to be produced into Court later. The copy takes the place of the document concerned and is not to be sent out to the parties with the plaint. The election law does not provide anything different. This case also does not assist the appellant. It is unnecessary for us to refer to other decisions which are not germane to the contentions urged before us In our view. there is no defect in the election petition. There is no force in the submission that because the source of information had not been disclosed the allegations of corrupt practices made in the petition have to be ignored. It may also be pointed out that the logical result of the contention urged by the appellant that the affidavit is defective	 if accepted	 would make the election petition itself not maintainable for having filed a defective affidavit. On this ground itself the petition could be rejected	 but such is not the position in law and in our view the election petition does not suffer from any defect on this score. (1)A.I.R. 3 5 5 The next submission of the appellant that all issues should have	 been framed and tried	 instead of only one issue on the preliminary Point is equally without force. Section 82(2) enjoins who the parties to the petition should be	 and among those	 apart from the returned candidate whose election is challenged	 any other candidate against whom any allegations of corrupt practices are made in the petition should be joined. If this requirement is not fulfilled	 sub section (1) of section 86 makes it mandatory for the High Court to dismiss the election petition for noncompliance with the provisions of section 82 of the Act. The contention of the appellant that while cl. (a) of section 82 is mandatory	 cl. (b) of that section is only directory	 is not tenable because reading section 86 with section 82 makes both cls. (a) and (b) of the latter section mandatory and non compliance with the requirements thereof visits the petitioner with the penalty of having his petition dismissed. In view of these provisions	 it is incumbent upon the High Court	 where the allegation is that the requirements of section 82 are not complied with	 to determine that issue as a preliminary issue. If the respondent has made out his case on that issue	 the Court is left with no option but to dismiss the petition for non compliance with the mandatory provisions of section 82. This Court has held in Charan Lal Sahu vs Nandkishore Bhatt & Ors(1) that non. compliance with the provisions of section 117 of the Act which is one of the sections mentioned in sub section (1) of section 86 merits dismissal of the election petition. Before dealing with the third and fourth submissions	 it is necessary to see what the allegations made by the petitioner in paragraphs 11 and 12 are. The following are the allegations in respect of these paragraphs : "11. That through Sh. Sardha Ram	 President	 Municipal Karamchari Dal	 Karnal and Sh. Prithvi Raj President Distt. Municipal Subordinate Employees Union	 Karnal the respondent Sh. Ram Lal and Sh. Hargobind Senior Vice President	 Municipal Committee	 Karnal induced Sh. Piara Lal a caste brother of Mr. Sardba Ram to stand at the election for the Karnal Assembly Constituency for that deal Sh. Sardha Ram was promised that he would not be dismissed again even if his appeal had been dismissed by the learned Commissioner Ambala Division and Sh. Prithvi Raj would be given extension of his service. It was further promised by the respondent at the house of Sh. Piara Lal Ward No. 9	 Jundle gate	 Karnal that he would bear the entire election expenses of Sh. Piara Lal for the purpose and he was paid Rs. 3000 for standing in the elections in advance as gift by the respondent on 10th Feb. 1972. It was further agreed upon that Jan Sangh workers would also work for Sh. Piara Lal. He was actually supplied workers and loud speaker fitted Rikshaw for opropaganda work. So this inducement to Sh. Piara Lal to stand at the election is a corrupt practice in the meaning of the section 123 (1) (A) (a) of the Representation of People Act and election is void. (1) C. W No. 2411 of 1972 decided on August 1	 1973. 356 12.That the respondent Sh. Ram Lal accompanied by his agents Sh. Sunder Lal Dhawan	 Sh. Baldev Raj Anand and also Sh. Prithvi Raj Anand Officiating Health Officer	 Municipal Committee Karnal	 went to the	 house of Sh. Kali Ram resident of Sadar Bazar	 Karnal and offered him Rs. 2000/ as inducement to stand as candidate at the election	 they further offered him that the entire election expenses and substantial workers would also be supplied by Sh. Ram Lal and his party as the Congress nominee belonged to Jat community of the Chief Minister of Jats always have been torturing the Harijans. Kali Ram on 10th Feb. 1972 took them to the house of Sh. Kalu Ram resident of Jawahar Market	 Karnal where Sh. Kalia was sitting with his friends Sh. Ved Parkash and Sh. K. K. Marwaha and after discussions Sh. Kalu said that the respondent every time makes Sh. Piara Lal stand at the elections and why he did not come to him first as Sh. Piara Lal was not superior or more influential in Jhimers of Karnal. Upon this it was settled that Sh. Kalu should also stand and for that purpose he was also paid Rs. 2000/ on the spot and so was Sh. Kali Ram paid Rs. 2000/ . Next day i.e. on 11 2 1972 Sh. Kali Ram accompanied by Kalu filed their nomination papers and they both praised that they would not withdraw their candidature come what may and from next morning i.e. from 42 2 1972 both of them were given loud speaker fitted Rikshaw and workers for propaganda sake till 9th March	 1972. This gratification and offer to the persons to stand in elections and with promise on their part not to withdraw till end of elections is a corrupt practice within the meaning of Section 123 (1 ) (A) (a) (B). So election is void. A perusal of the contents of paragraph 11 will show clearly that the respondent bad promised Piare Lal at his house that he would bear the entire expenses and in furtherance of that promise had paid Rs. 3000 for his standing in the elections in advance as gift on February 10 1972. This inducement to Piara Lal to stand at the election has been alleged as a corrupt practice within the meaning of section 123 ( 1 ) (A) (a) of the Act. Similarly allegations in paragraph 1 2 are that the respondent offered to Kali Ram and Kalu Ram on February 10	 1972	 Rs. 2000 each to stand as candidates for elections and that on February 11	 1972	 Kali Ram accompanied by Kalu Ram filed their nomination papers. This gratification and offer to the persons to stand in elections so that they may later withdraw from the elections to help the respondent was a corrupt practice within the meaning of section 123(1)(A)(a)(B). In our view	 there can be no manner of doubt that the averments in paragraphs 11 and 12 amount to allegations of corrupt practice. The argument of the appellant that there is nothing in paragraphs II and 12 from which it can be gathered that Piare Lal	 Kali Ram and Kalu Ram had accepted the gratification	 when it is categorically stated that the amounts had been paid to the persons on the soot and that these amounts were paid to induce them to stand for the elections and in pursuance thereto such person or persons stood 357 for the	 elections with the object of withdrawing subsequently after the nomination papers were held valid. appears to us to be spacious. The case or Mohan Singh vs Bhanwarlal and others (1) cited by the petitioner has no application	 because on the facts of that case	 there was no express averment that one of the candidates had withdrawn his candidature as a consequence of a promise made to him by. the successful candidate that a job will be secured for him	 as such it was held that it did. not disclose an allegation of corrupt practice. The High Court	 in our view	 was right in holding that paragraphs 11 and 12 contained allegations of corrupt practices alleged to have been indulged in by the three persons named therein. Once an allegation of corrupt practice is made against the candidates who have offered themselves for the elections	 sub section (b) of section 82 of the Act applies	 and the failure to implead the three persons named in the petition is fatal to the maintainability of the petition. The last contention that section 82(b) is violative of article 14 of the Constitution is equally far fetched. The provision that non compliance with any of the provisions of section 82 makes it obligatory on the High Court to dismiss the petition cannot be said to be discriminatory	 merely because substantial allegations against the respondent who had been successful at the elections cannot be tried for non compliance with those requirements	 if other unsuccessful candidates against whom corrupt practices are alleged are not made parties ' A petition challenging the election of a successful candidate is required to set out certain particulars and to join certain persons as necessary parties to that petition	 and if it omits to comply with any of the mandatory provisions of the Act the petition is liable to be dismissed under section 86(1). The petition cannot be split up in a manner as to maintain it in respect of allegations of corrupt practices only against some persons and not against other persons who are required to be necessary parties. In any election	 where a candidate challenges the validity of the election of a successful candidate	 and further asks that he be declared duly elected	 all contesting candidates must be made parties to the petition. The reason for this provision is obvious	 because other candidates who have contested have interest in the result of the election and may even challenge the petitioner 's prayer for his being declared duly elected. Where corrupt practice is alleged the need for maintaining the purity of elections requires that where it appears to the Court that persons whether candidates or not have indulged in corrupt practice	 it should make an equity in respect of such corrupt practice which has been proved at the trial. This is evident from section 99 which requires that the Court at the time of making an order under section 98 should also make an order	 naming all persons who have	 during the trial	 been proved guilty of corrupt practices and also state the nature of those corrupt practices. Where any person against whom corrupt practice is alleged is a party he will naturally have sufficient opportunity to defend himself against such allegation	 but a person who is not a party and against whom corrupt practices have been proved at the trial	 natural justice requires that he be also afforded an opportunity to (1)A.T.R. 358 contest that In order to facilitate him to do so the proviso to clause (b) of sub section (1) of section 99 requires the Court give the person concerned notice to appear before the Court and to show cause why he should not be so named If any person whether he be a candidate at the election. or not	 is found guilty of any corrupt practice as provided in section 123 he will incur a disqualification under section 8 A for A period of six years from the date on which the order under section 99 takes effect. If such are the consequences of being found guilty of corrupt practices in cases where a person is not made a party to the petition	 and corrupt practice against him is discovered during the trial	 then a person who challenges an election	 and with the knowledge that other candidates have indulged in corrupt practices deliberately omits to make them parties debarring them from any opportunity to defend themselves	. he is visited with the penalty of having his petition dismissed for noncompliance with the mandatory provisions of section 82. The concept of fair trial requires that all candidates who are known to the petitioner to have indulged in corrupt practices should be made parties	 and this is the reason why section 82(b) has been enacted. Section 82 differs from the proviso to cl. (b) of sub section (1) of section 99 in that the former contemplates joining of parties who are known to the petitioner at the time of filing his petition	 whereas the latter deals with the cases which are discovered during the trial and which were not known to the petitioner at the time of filing the petition. Apart from ensuring the purity of elections	 and finality in regard to all election matters	 one other consideration seems to be the expeditious disposal of election petitions. Before the amendment of section 82 by Act 27 of 1956 the unamended section made it incumbent on a petitioner "to join as respondent to his petitioner candidates who were duty	nominated at the election other than himself	 if he was so nominated. "The reason for the amendment of section 82 has been stated in thenotes on clauses to the Amendment Bill No. 33 of 1955 to be that thesection as it stands holds up the trial of an election petition because of the difficulty in serving a notice on all those who have been nominated It is further stated: "Naturally	 it is only the returned candidate who takes any interest in contesting the election petition. Moreover there is a provision in section 90 which enables any other candidate to join as a respondent. It is accordingly proposed in this clause that section 82 should be revised so that it is necessary to join as respondents only those candidates who are interested prima facie in the outcome of the petition." After the amendment the candidates under clause (b) of section 82 are not impleaded merely because they are necessary parties in an election petition in which a declaration is sought that the election of all or any of the candidate would be void	 but are impleaded as parties because there are allegations of corrupt practices against them in the election petition. Where action is taken under section 90 and order under section 98 of the Act dismissing the election petition or declaring the election of all or any of the returned candidates to be void and/or declaring the petitioner or any other candidate to have been duly elected	 would delay the	 disposal of the election petition	 because notice will have to be 3 5 9 given to all the persons named under the proviso to sub cl. (ii) of cl. (a) of sub section (1) of section 99. 	 The provisions of 82(b) would avoid any such delay as they make it obligatory for a person filing an election petition when he makes an allegation of corrupt practice against any candidate to make him a party on pain of the petition being dismissed under section 86(1) if he omits to do so. It may also be pointed out that a person who offers himself to stand as candidate at an election holds out to the voters that if elected he will truly and effectively represent them in the Assembly to which he is elected. The voters of the Constituencies equally expect from their candidates who have offered themselves at the election a high degree if integrity and honesty	 and if there are allegations in an election petition that any of the candidates have indulged in corrupt practices	 it would be in consonance with the purity of elections that they should be made	 parties and the allegations of corrupt practices enquired into after giving them an opportunity to meet those allegations. Under section 90 though it is not required that those against whom corrupt practices have been proved should be made parties	 yet they are required to be named for the purposes of being debarred from offering themselves as candidates	 in future. This then is the rationale underlying the mandatory requirements of section 82 (b). In any view of the matter	 article 14 has no application	 because the object of section 82 is one and indivisible in that it is incumbent on any person coming to Court to challenge an election to come with clean hands and not attempt to prevent a full and complete enquiry or perhaps dictated by his own interests to thwart fair trial by picking and choosing the parties to the petition. As none of the contentions urged by the appellant has any validity	 this appeal is dismissed with costs.

In his election petition challenging the election of the respondent the appellant alleged that the respondent and three other defeated candidates committed various corrupt practices within the meaning of sub sections (1) to (7) of section 123 of the Representation of the People	 Act	 1951. The respondent raised a preliminary objection that the petition was liable to be dismissed for noncompliance with the provisions of section 82 of the Act inasmuch as the defeated candidates against whom allegations of corrupt practice had been made had not been joined as parties to the petition. The High Court upheld the objection and dismissed the petition. In appeal to this Court it was contended that: (i) since the affidavit filed by the appellant in support of the election petition merely stated that the allegations contained in the relevant paragraphs were based on information received and had not stated what the sources of information were	 that part of the petition in which the allegations of corrupt practices were made could not form the basis of a triable issued (ii) while section 82(a) was mandatory s.82(b) was directory and as such the petition could not be dismissed: (iii) s.82(b) was violative of article 14 of the Constitution. Dismissing the appeal. HELD : (i) The provision for setting out the sources of information in an affidavit was not a requisite prescribed under r. 94 A of the conduct of Election Rules	 1961. There was 'nothing in the affidavit in Form 25 under this rule which required the petitioner to state the source or source"	 of his information. When there were specific rules under the Act no other rules were applicable. If the petition and the affidavit conformed to the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder	 it could not be said that because the source of information had not been given. the allegations made in the petition had to be ignored. [353E F] Smt. Sahodrobai Rai vs Ram Singh Aharwar & Ors. A.I.R. ; Amulva Chandra Rhaduri vs Satish Chandra Giri & Ors. A.I.R. 1932 Cal. 255 and Wasudeoraoji vs A. D. Mani A.I.R. 1951 Nag. 26	 held inApplicable. (ii) Section 82(2) enioins that	 apart from the returned candidate whose election was challenged	 any other candidate against whom any allegations of corrupt practices were made should be joined as parties to the petition Section 86 read with s 82 makes both cls. (a) and (b) of s 82 mandatory and noncompliance with these requirements renders the petition to be dismissed. In view of these provisions it was incumbent upon the High Court where the allegation *as that the requirements of section g) were not complied with	 to deter mine that issue as a preliminary issue. [353A D] Charan Lal Sohu vs Nandkishore Bhatt & Ors. C. A. No. 2411 of 1972 dated August 1	 1973	 referred to. Mohan Singh vs Bhanwarlal & Ors. ; 	 held inapplicable. (iii)An election petition cannot be split up in such a manner as to maintain it in respect of allegations of corrupt practiced only against some persons and not against other persons who were required to be made necessary parties. 350 A person who was not a party and against whom corrupt practices had been proved at the trial	 natural justice required that he should also be afforded an opportunity to contest that finding. Article 14 had no application because the object of section 82 was one and indivisible and a person coming to the court had to come with clean hands and not attempt to prevent a full and complete enquiry or thwart fair trial by picking and choosing the parties to the peti tion. [357C F]