Section 54B(2) in Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919
(2)If in the opinion of the court, a returned candidate has been guilty by an agent of any corrupt practice, but the Court is satisfied-(a)that no such corrupt practice was committed at the election by the candidate, and every such corrupt practice was committed contrary to the orders, and without the consent of the candidate;(b)that the candidate took all reasonable means for preventing the commission of corrupt practices at the election; and(c)that in all other respect the election was free from any corrupt practice on the part of the candidate or any of his agents, then, the court may decide that the election of the returned candidate is not void.][Corrupt practices] [Inserted by Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 1994.]
