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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR
DEEPAK KHOT
Shankar Prasad Gupta – Appellant
Versus
Lovkesh Singh – Respondent
ORDER :
1.The present petition under Article 26 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by the order dated 07.10.2025 (Annexure- P/17) passed in Election Petition No.1022 by the 1st Additional District Judge, Sidhi.
2. Heard on I.A. No.21733/2025 which is an application for dismissal of the instant revision for non-compliance of Rule 19(2) of the Madhya Pradesh Municipality (Election Petition) Rules, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Rules of 1962’ for the sake of brevity). The application has been submitted by the respondent taking exception to filing of the present revision petition as it is not filed in compliance of the Rule 19(2) of the Rules, 1962. Rule 19 of the Rules of 1962 is reproduced herein under :-
“19. Revision.- (1) No petition by way of revision shall lie against any interlocutory order passed by the Judge.
(2) At the time of presentation of the petition for revision under sub-section(2) of section 26 against the decision of Judge, the petitioner shall deposit with the High Court a sum of Rs.250/- as security for the costs of the revision. If the provisions of this rule are not complie
Missing mandatory deposit of security undermines election petition validity, leading to dismissal.
Non-compliance with mandatory procedural rules as per R.19(2) leads to dismissal of election revision petitions.
The mandatory requirement for security deposit in election petitions is essential and non-compliance leads to dismissal, emphasizing the procedural integrity governed by the Chhattisgarh Municipaliti....
The mandatory requirement of security deposit for election petitions must be complied with at the time of filing, and failure to do so results in dismissal, as affirmed by precedent.
The timing of the security deposit for election petitions is valid if made prior to presentation, and personal presence is confirmed by procedural record, not by signature requirement.
Election petition invalid if security for costs not deposited by petitioner at presentation; defect incurable despite later deposit. Non-disclosure of minor cases not corrupt practice without pleadin....
Election petitions must be personally presented by the candidate; failure to comply results in dismissal.
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