process of
election would include
transparency of a candidate who
seeks election or re-election. In a
democracy, the electoral process
has a strategic role ... constitutional
aspects of the right to information in relation to the
election process, we can now turn our attention to the
relevant statutory provisions governing
required to
be stated that once the election programme is published,
the sanctity of the election process must be maintained by
all concerned. Any attempt ... election. Once an election
programme is published by fixing various stages of
election, it would be known to all concerned that the
process of election
undefined
once the election is over and in the said Election Petition, all the
disputes with regard to entire election process can be raised ... matter
of election, the Court should exercise the discretion with great
caution and circumspection and the election process already
initiated should not be altered
courts should not interfere in election matters,
however, clarified that the courts must interfere in election process if
there is unjust executive action or attempt ... interferences in the announced election
programme, when also but embraces the entire gamut of the
election process, commencing from the filing of the nomination
papers
after completion of the election.
16. This Court, in Ponnuswami v. Returning
Officer (supra) has held that once the election
process starts, it would ... proper for the
courts to interfere with the election
process. Similar view was taken by this Court
in Shri Sant Sadguru Janardan Swami
(Moingiri Maharaj
Bench has
categorically held that an election dispute under Section 91
encompasses all facets of the election process, including but not
limited to the wrongful ... 4072-2025-J-FF.doc
interference in election matters is not warranted once the election
process has commenced. However, to this rule, the Court carved
would be dependent upon many
factors, including the stage of the election process at which the writ petition
has been instituted. Resting this discussion here ... process is going on and another by
means of an election petition after election process has been completed. The
question was considered in the context
would be dependent upon many
factors, including the stage of the election process at which the writ petition
has been instituted. Resting this discussion here ... process is going on and another by
means of an election petition after election process has been completed. The
question was considered in the context
would be dependent upon many
factors, including the stage of the election process at which the writ petition
has been instituted. Resting this discussion here ... process is going on and another by
means of an election petition after election process has been completed. The
question was considered in the context
decisions supra, in election matters to the extent that once a
notification is issued and the election process starts, the
Constitutional Courts, under normal circumstances ... grant of election
symbol. He would also submit that the said dispute did not arise after the
commencement of election process inasmuch as the Writ
