control over the Returning/Election Officers must exercise its jurisdiction in these election matters irrespective of Article 243-ZG of the Constitution of India ... poll at certain places, the matter went to the Supreme Court in the matter of Election Commission of India v. Shivaji
argued the matter for considerable time on the first day on which the matter was heard, was that though election in question was governed ... interfere in election matters.
12. In support of the plea that this Court cannot interfere in matters relating to election to local authorities and other
relating to pre-election matters can form the subject matter of investigation in an election petition. Such matters can hardly be an appropriate subject ... election may be set aside. Such matters may form the subject matter of investigation in an election petition. We may, therefore, hold that the petitioners
then such type of election cannot be equated with election held by the constitutional authority like election commissioner for holding election for parliament and legislative ... High Court cannot interfere with the election process and permit petitioner to contest election at belated stage after election process has already started. In another
then such type of election cannot be equated with election held by the constitutional authority like election Commissioner for holding election for parliament and legislative ... High Court cannot interfere with the election process and permit petitioner to contest election at belated stage after election process has already started. In another
subject-matter of election petition or not ?
In other words, whether preparation of the electoral rolls is a pre-election matter ... relating to pre-election matters can form the subject matter of investigation in an election petition. Such matters can hardly be an appropriate subject
following cases involving common and identical questions with regard to pre-election matters in relation to the Municipal Boards and Municipal council were heard together ... assumed a great importance and it had become a matter of concern and a matter of farreaching consequences because of the provisions of Rule
contended that despite the statutory prohibition on
election campaigning and display of election matter during the forty-eight
hours preceding the conclusion of polling, several ... election vitiated
the entire election process.
13. That present Election Petition is being preferred in
respect of the NCT of Delhi Assembly Election
scrutiny or verification. He therefore submitted that
every matter is not a matter touching the election, and in fact, it
is touching the better administration ... Trust. The issue involved is a stage prior to the
election or the election matter, and therefore, when the Rules or
the criteria
stage of the entire election process is to be canvassed by
an election petition presented to this Court after the
election in its wide sense ... aside the election. In setting aside the election the High Court
plainly erred because it did not consider whether the result of
election had been
