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RAJIV ROY
Manju Devi wife of Satyendra singh – Appellant
Versus
State Election Commission (Panchayat) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rajiv Roy, J.
Heard the parties.
(A) PRAYER:
2. The writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs:
(ii) for a declaration that in view of the provisions contained under Section -140(1)(a) & (b) of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the Gram Panchayat Act), an election petitioner can be declared to have been elected by the prescribed authority but only after recording a finding that in fact it is the election petitioner had received majority of valid votes in the said election w
The election of a candidate can be declared void if they fail to disclose material information in their nomination, affecting the election outcome, as per the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act.
Election - Qualification/Disqualification - Non-disclosure of offence/criminal cases - Election of petitioner is liable to be set aside on account of nondisclosure of Criminal Case which amounts to u....
The election petition was dismissed due to failure to prove that the alleged non-compliance with election affidavit laws materially affected the election outcome.
Important Point :Election petitions must contain concise statements of material facts and particulars of corrupt practices; failure to comply results in dismissal.
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