Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 2, 29A, Delhi Municipal Corporation (Election of Councillors) Rules, 2012, Rule 15, 24, Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, Section 3A, 4, 5, 7, 11 -- Delhi Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 - Election - Reservation - Allotment of free symbol - Once there is no reservation and no error is found in..........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 2, 29A, Delhi Municipal Corporation (Election of Councillors) Rules, 2012, Rule 15 -- Election of Councillors Rules, 1970 - Election - Power of SEC - Grant of free symbol - Nowhere in the MCD Act is there any reference to recognised political party or to allocation of symbols for contesting an election - Moreover, symbol..........
Election Petition -- Neither a fundamental right nor Common Law Right it is pure and simple a statutory right and so is right to be elected and so is the right to dispute an election...........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 80A(2) -- Election petition - To be tried by a single judge of the High Court leaving a discretion in the Chief Justice to decide whether in a given case, an election petition shall be heard by more than one Judge - Such a statutory discretion vested in the Chief Justice of the High Court cannot be curtailed by a rule as..........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 83 -- Election petition - Deals with the basic rights of citizenry of country - Parliament therefore, though it fit to entrust the adjudication of election disputes to High Courts...........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 83(1) -- Election petition - Non-compliance with the requirement of S.83(1) Proviso - Question whether there were two affidavits filed by election petitioner along with election petition, was never examined by High Court - Neither the returned candidate disputed the said statement by filing a rejoinder to the reply of..........
Election -- Of a member to the Dental Council of India - Election process started upon publication of election program - Normally Courts should not interfere with the process of election - High Court committed error by interfering with the process of election particularly when alternative statutory remedy was available by referring the dispute to Central Government as per..........
Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 2003, Section 35(3), 35(5), 60(6) -- Election and nomination of members of Managing Committee - End of mandate of Committee - Failure of audit by co-operative society within stipulated time - Directions issued to Registrar to decide within 4 weeks to permit Administrator to continue and oversee elections...........
Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961, Section 107, 108, Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1963, Section 11(1)(i) -- Election - Eligibility of member of managing committee of co-operative societies to vote and to be elected during pendency of winding up proceedings against their society - Statutory right cannot be taken away in the absence of any express..........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 86(7) -- Election petition - Election of Legislative Assembly - Time of Scrutiny - Objection as to - Challenge against nomination of respondent before High Court - Written statement filed after two years - Adjournment of matter again and again - As per S.86(7) of the Act, Court has to endeavour to dispose of an election..........
