scheduled election or hinder the progress of the election which is the paramount consideration."
In the case of Election Commission of India v. Ashok ... held that in the process of election of the Managing Committee of a specified society where the election process having been set in motion
State.
Clause 7A of Section 2 : Election¬ means and includes the entire election process commencing from the division of wards and all stages culminating into ... election or set aside the election. Thus, the State Legislature has provided for filing of an election petition in which election to any Municipality
Rotation of seats for the year 2020-21
(a) For the election process which is underway (February,
2021), the allotment of reserved seats was notified ... after the commencement of election process cannot be
entertained except where direction is sought for expediting
the process of election.
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"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
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
President was a brazen attempt to tinker with the election
process showing society's dispensation of credit, which was in
fact not in confirmity ... Courts)
Unlike the election of other local authorities, the preparation of
voters list is integrated part of election process in the election of APMCs
another example of issuing license by the Licensing Committee after
the election process for the Agriculture Produce Market Committee,
Hansot [hereinafter referred ... after the declaration of the election programme would not only
be illegal but also a fraud on the election process.
[4.4] It is further submitted
election as many times as
they wish and, therefore, those who are to
contest the election are custodian of the
election process. Consequently, absolute power ... suit and
deprived the Hari Bhaktas from taking part in the
election process. These illegalities are in
respect of the constituencies of Gruhasthas
general municipal election and since such order has not been issued in the instant case, the whole election process is vitiated ... process of election brought to the notice of the Court goes to the root and vitiates the entire election process, as in the present case
hold the
election. Even the election officer was standing
outside the hall where the election process was to be
carried out. Therefore, he was personally ... circumstances,
the action of the election officer of conducting
election is contrary to the free and fair election
process. Therefore, the action was contrary
