Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 11, Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 208(1)(k) -- Panch - Election of Panch set aside on ground that Panch was in unauthorised possession of land of Panchayat and, therefore, he was disqualified to contest election, u/s 208(1)(k) of Panchayati Raj Act - Order of Election Tribunal set aside - Held, no doubt the..........
Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 208, Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 11 -- Gram Panchayat election - Disqualification of a member to contest an election of a Gram Panchayat or of Block Samiti - Member defaulter of a cooperative society - This is no ground to disqualify the member in terms of Section 208 of Punjab Panchayat Raj Act or Section 11..........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 101, Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 90 -- Election - Corrupt practices - Declaration of unreturned candidate as elected - Candidate loosing because of corrupt practice adopted by returned candidate - Where there are more than two candidates contesting elections, it would be very difficult to find out..........
Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 13A, Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 87, 88 -- Election Tribunal set aside the election of Sarpanch and directed DDPO to hold fresh election - Impugned direction by the Election Tribunal is without jurisdiction being beyond the scope of Sections 87 and 88 of Punjab State Election Commission Act...........
Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 20, 208(1)(o) -- Sarpanch - Removed from his post by Director in exercise of his jurisdiction u/s 20 (1) of the Act - Sarpanch can seek re-election - Order of removal does not debar him from recontesting the election...........
Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 76, Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 20, 208(1)(o) -- Sarpanch - Election - A candidate who was earlier Sarpanch did not file no objection certificate from Block Development and Panchayat Officer with nomination papers - This is disqualification - However no such disqualification is mentioned in S.11 of Punjab..........
Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 208(1)(k), Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 11 -- Disqualifications - Grounds - The Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994 - Later in point of time compared to The Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 - Hence disqualification mentioned in Section 11 of Punjab State Election Commission Act will prevail and not the..........
Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 11 -- Election petition - Grounds of disqualification provided under Section 208 of The Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 cannot be invoked to dislodge the member...........
Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 76(2), 80 -- Sarpanch - Election challenged - Election petitioner not signed petition and attested on all pages nor copies supplied to appellant were signed and attested by the election petitioner - Election petition not in conformity with the mandatory provision of S.76 of the Act - Election petition dismissed...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 174, 176 -- Election petition raising challenge against the election to Parliament - Grounds of challenge that respondent elected candidate indulged in corrupt practice by making communal speeches - According to appellant, speeches recorded in cassette at the instance of election commission and the copy of the cassette having been obtained from..........
