Section 9(1) in The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (Election to Market Committees), Rules 1961
(1)The Returning Officer shall examine the nomination papers at the time appointed in this behalf, hear objections, if any, presented by the objectors in person, to the eligibility of any candidate and take decision on these objections after such enquiry as he may consider necessary. The decision rejecting or accepting a nomination paper shall be final and a brief statement of reasons thereof shall be endorsed on the nomination paper and signed by the Returning Officer :-Provided that the Returning Officer may :-(a)permit any clerical error, in the nomination paper in regard to names or numbers, to be corrected in order to bring them in conformity with the corresponding entries in the electoral roll; and(b)where necessary direct that any clerial or printing error in the said entries shall be overlooked.
