persons interested in questioning the election has to wait
till the election is over and institute an election petition.
14- This judgment of the Supreme ... cannot stay the election process or the counting process for the simple
reason that under the MP Panchayats (Election Petitions, Corrupt
Practices and Disqualification
also clear that once a
notification of election programme is published, election process can be said to
have started.
44. It is, however, submitted ... there cannot be two attacks on
matters connected with election proceedings, one while election process is going
on by invoking extraordinary jurisdiction of the High
arising
out of or in connection with the Presidential election is
after the entire election process is completed. Under s. 14
of this Act, which ... postulates an election and
the word "election " occurring in Art. 71 means the entire
election process culminating in a candidate being declared
elected
voters is to be prepared for the election
tnd 'election' means the entire process consisting of the
several stages and embracing the several ... process of election. The list of
voters is to be prepared for the election and 'election'
means the entire process consisting of several
reads as under:
"75. Presentation of election petition.
1) An election petition calling in question any election
may be presented by any candidate ... quashing the election
programme and the Apex Court held that the High Court
should not stay continuation of the election process
even though there
with the declaration of the election programme. The timelines for
each step of the election, forming part of this election programme is set out therein ... publishing the final voters list and publication of the
election programme. Thus, the election process was very much underway and at an
intermediate stage even
there should be two attacks on matters connected with election proceedings, while one the election process is on, on by invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction ... intermediate stage in the process of election of the Managing Committee of a specified society and the election process having been set in motion
parties to such election petition. As we have already observed, when election to a Legislature is held it is not one election but there ... election in the electoral roll is not a ground which can be raised in an election petition as the Election Tribunal has no jurisdiction
jurisdiction to countermand election and order re-election which could be secured only by filing an election petition. The Election Commission rebutted these submissions ... poll and report the matter to the Election Commission through District Election Officer. Thereupon the election process shall be commenced anew in all respects
matter of election, the Court shall exercise this discretion with great caution and circumspection and the election process already initiated by the authorities shall ... process of election gets interrupted at an advanced stage. As per the election programme of the APMC Vadodara, election process had started from
