Who may complain about a false election affidavit? Any person, the Supreme Court has held: private complaints over false election affidavits can be filed under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, without satisfying Section 195(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. New Delhi: A voter or any other private person can […]
Can Rs 30 crore asset non-disclosure amount to corrupt practice when about Rs 600 crore was declared? The Madras High Court put that question orally while hearing Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s plea to reject an election petition against his Perambur win. Chennai: Hearing the Chief Minister’s application to reject an election petition filed by […]
The Calcutta High Court has reserved its verdict on a Congress plea alleging a discrepancy in the election affidavit of the BJP’s Nandigram bypoll candidate, with the party clarifying that it was not seeking to cancel her candidature but questioning whether the Election Commission discharged its scrutiny duty. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has reserved […]
