Title : Expenses of Witnesses
State : Central
Year : 1951
The reasonable expenses incurred by any person in attending to give evidence may be allowed by1[the High Court] to such person and shall, unless1[the High Court] otherwise directs, be deemed to be part of the costs. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 42, for "the Tribunal" w.e.f.14-12-1966. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Abatement or Substitution on Death of Respondent
State : Central
Year : 1951
If before the conclusion of the trial of an election petition, the sole respondent dies or gives notice that he does not intend to oppose the petition or any of the respondents dies or gives such notice and there is no other respondent who is opposing the petition,1[the High Court] shall cause notice of such event to be published in the Official Gazette, and thereupon any person who might have been a petitioner may, within fourteen days of such publication, apply to be substituted in place of such respondent to oppose the petition, and shall be entitled to continue the proceedings upon such terms as1[the High Court] may think fit. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 49, for "the Tribunal" w.e.f. 14-12-1966. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalty for Failure to Observe Procedure for Voting
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[132A. Penalty for failure to observe procedure for voting,-- If any elector to whom a ballot paper has been issued, refuses to observe the procedure prescribed for voting the ballot paper issued to him shall be liable for cancellation.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 4 of 1986, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 15-5-1986. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Casual Vacancies in the Electoral Colleges for Certain Union Territories [Repealed]
State : Central
Year : 1951
(Rep. by the Territorial Councils Act, 1956 (103 of 1956), Section 66]. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Casual Vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies
State : Central
Year : 1951
When the seat of a member elected to the Legislative Assembly of a State becomes vacant or is declared vacant or his election to the Legislative Assembly is declared void, the Election Commission shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), by a notification in the Official Gazette, call upon the Assembly constituency concerned to elect a person for the purpose of filling the vacancy so caused before such date as may be specified in the notification, and the provisions of this Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder shall apply, as far as may be, in relation to the election of a member to fill such vacancy. (2) If the vacancy so caused be a vacancy in a seat reserved in any such constituency for the Scheduled Castes or for any Scheduled Tribes, the notification issued..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Eviction from Requisitioned Premises
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Any person remaining in possession of any requisitioned premises in contravention of any order made under section 160 may be summarily evicted from the premises by any officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf. ' (2) Any officer so empowered may, after giving to any woman not appearing in public reasonable warning and facility to withdraw, remove or open any lock or bolt or break open any door of any building or do any other act necessary for effecting such eviction. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Special Provisions with Respect to Rulers of Former Indian States [Repealed]
State : Central
Year : 1951
[Rep. by the Rulers of Indian States (Abolition of Privileges) Act, 1972 (54 of 1972), Section 4 (w.e.f. 9-9-1972)]. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Qualifications for Membership of Legislative Assembly of Sikkim
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[5A. Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly of Sikkim. - 2[(1)] Notwithstanding anything contained in section 5, a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim (deemed to be the Legislative Assembly of that State duly constituted under the Constitution) unless - (a) in the case of a seat reserved for Sikkimese of Bhutia-Lepcha origin, he is a person either of Bhutia or Lepcha origin and is an elector for any Assembly constituency in the State other than the constituency reserved for the Sanghas; (b) in the case of a seat reserved for Sikkimese of Nepali origin, he is a person of Nepali origin and is an elector for any Assembly constituency in the State; (c) in the case of a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, he..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Removal or Reduction of Period of Disqualification
State : Central
Year : 1951
The Election Commission may, for reasons to be recorded, remove any disqualification under this Chapter1[(except under section 8A)] or reduce the period of any such disqualification. ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 40 of 1975, Section 3. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Returning Officers
State : Central
Year : 1951
For every constituency, for every election to fill a seat or seats in the Council of Stales and for every election by the members of the Legislative Assembly of a Slate to fill a seal or seats in the Legislative Council of the Slate, the Election Commission shall, in consultation with the Government of the State, designate or nominate a returning officer who shall be1[an officer of Government or of a local authority]: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the Election Commission from designating or nominating the same person to be the returning officer for more than one constituency.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 23, for "an officer of Government ". View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section