As per the case facts the appellant's election as a Councilor was set aside by an Additional District Judge which was confirmed by the High Court The initial election petition ... was dismissed but an appeal led to the election being declared void due to alleged suppression of involvement in a criminal case in the nomination form The appellant challenged this decision in the High Court and subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court The question arose whether the appellant's election was rightly set aside due to suppression of information in the nomination form constituting a corrupt practice Finally the Supreme Court addressed the peculiar circumstances of the alleged suppression examining the criminal case background The Court considered the sequence of events including the initial dismissal of the election petition and its subsequent allowance on appeal and ultimately upheld the High Court's decision dismissing the appeals

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