sentence
exceeding two years' imprisonment, pending at the date of
scrutiny of nomination papers is accepted by the appellate
court, resulting in the acquittal ... main heading "Nomination of Candidates". Section 30
requires the Election Commission to appoint dates for making
nominations, scrutiny of nominations, withdrawal by
candidates
date fixed for the scrutiny" within the meaning of s. 36(2)
because the date of scrutiny of nomination papers-in this
case January ... exist "on the date fixed for the
scrutiny" because the date of scrutiny of nomination paper-
in this case January 21, 1967-would
irregularity in respect of a nomination
paper, if the candidate has been duly nominated by means of another
nomination paper in respect of which ... order in Form I appoint the dates for
making nominations, publication of nominations, scrutiny of
nominations, publication of the list of valid nominees, date
nomination was raised before the Returning Officer at the time of scrutiny of nominations on the basis of the respondent's convictions and sentences ... propriety of the rejection of nomination. Rejection of the nomination by the returning officer on the date of scrutiny could only be justified
examine either his own nomination paper or
the nomination paper of other candidates and thereby according to the
petitioner scrutiny was not conducted as prescribed ... remember whether his
nomination paper was subjected to scrutiny prior to or after the
scrutiny of nomination paper of the election petitioner. In the same
scrutiny
election petitioner was himself present at the time of scrutiny and
despite his readiness shown to remove the defect his nomination
paper was rejected ... mobile phone on the date of scrutiny
some time between 6.30 - 7.00 P.M. that the scrutiny of nomination
paper is over. In paragraph
nomination
paper is the receipt showing filing of the nomination paper by the
election petitioner asking him to appear for scrutiny of his nomination
paper ... nomination form is a
substantial defect in the nomination paper and Returning Officer having
noticed the said defect in the nomination form of the election
date of scrutiny pf the nomination paper, he had not seen the nomination paper of Azad Singh. When the nomination paper of Azad Singh ... nomination paper at the stage of scrutiny. It is indeed surprising that before scrutiny was done and the nomination papers were accepted by the Returning
date of scrutiny as in this case. The words "on the date fixed for the scrutiny of nomination" have come up for consideration ... before the date of scrutiny in order to acquire the necesary qualification. In this case the scrutiny of the nomination papers were
taken to any nomination
and reject any nomination on the grounds such as (i) on the date of scrutiny candidate is
not qualified or disqualified ... nomination form and does not form integral part
of nomination form. The contents of these accompaniments are not subjected to
scrutiny under section
