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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL
A.Guneshwar Sharma
Thangjam Mohendro Singh – Appellant
Versus
Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh – Respondent
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| Table of Content |
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| 1. application for replication in election petition. (Para 1) |
| 2. respondent's objection to application maintainability. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. reliance on judicial precedents regarding election petition amendments. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. new facts cannot alter the nature of the case. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. rejection of application and cost order. (Para 10 , 11) |
JUDGEMNT :
A.Guneshwar Sharma, J.
1. By the instant application, under Order 8 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure read with Section 148 of the same Code, the applicant/election petitioner is praying for leave for filling Replication in the Election Petition No.29 of 2022.
2. Heard Mr. A. Mohendro, learned counsel for the applicant/election petiitoner and Mr. N. Ibotombi, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. N. Savitri, learned counsel for the respondent No.1/returned candidate.
3. In the application it is stated that respondent No.1 has filed written statement to the Election Petition No.29 of 2022 and after perusal of the contentions made in the written statement, it has been noticed that certain plea has been taken by Respondent No.1 for establishing his contentions and for negating the case set up by the Applicant/Election P
New material facts cannot be introduced in an election petition after the statutory period, preserving the integrity of established legal proceedings.
Election petitions must be filed within 45 days of election results; failure to comply with statutory requirements leads to dismissal.
Compliance with the provisions of the Representation of People Act, particularly Section 82, is mandatory for an election petition. Amendments that take the petition out of the mandatory provisions o....
Election petitions must comply with mandatory provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, including timely filing and joining necessary parties, or they will be dismissed.
As per Rule 3 of the Rules, an Election Petition shall be instituted within 30 days from the date of declaration of the result of the election.
The Election Petition was dismissed for failing to comply with mandatory provisions of Section 82 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, requiring all contesting candidates to be joined.
The court established that the filing of an election petition must be strictly interpreted in accordance with the statutory time limits, and procedural delays in registration do not invalidate a time....
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