Title : Communication of Orders of the High Court
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[103. Communication of orders of the High Court. - The High Court shall, as soon as may be after the conclusion of the trial of an election petition, intimate the substance of the decision to the Election Commission and the Speaker or Chairman, as the case may be, of the House of Parliament or of the State Legislature concerned and, as soon as may be thereafter, shall send to the Election Commission an authenticated copy of the decision.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 43, for section 103 w.e.f. 14-12-1966 View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Procedure in Appeal
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of the rules, if any, madethereunder, every appeal shall be heard and determined by the Supreme Court asnearly as may be in accordance with the procedure applicable to the hearing anddetermination of an appeal from any final order passed by a High Court in theexercise of its original civil jurisdiction; and all the provisions of the Codeof Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) and the Rules of the Court (includingprovisions as to the furnishing of security and execution of any order of theCourt) shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to such appeal. (2)As soon as an appeal is decided, the Supreme Court shall intimate the substanceof the decision to the Election Commission and the Speaker or Chairman, as thecase may be, of the House of..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Security for Costs
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[117. Security for costs. - (1) at the time of presenting an election petition, the petitioner shall deposit in the High Court in accordance with the Rules of the High Court a sum of two thousand rupees as security for the costs of the petition. (2) During the course of the trial of an election petition, the High Court may, at anytime call upon the petitioner to give such further security for costs as it may direct. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 51, for section s117, 118, 119A and 120 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Offences by Companies
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[(1) Where an offence under sub-section (2) of section 126A has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of, the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Maintenance of Secrecy of Voting
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Every officer, clerk, agent or other person who performs any duty in connection with the recording or counting of votes at an election shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting and shall not (except for some purpose authorized by or under any law) communicate to any person any information calculated to violate such secrecy. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine or with both. 1[Provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to such officer, clerk, agent or other person who performs any such duty at an election to fill a seat or seats in the Council of States.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act No. 40 of..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalty for Illegal Hiring or Procuring of Conveyance at Elections
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[133. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyance at elections. - If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (5) of section 123 at or in connection with an election, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months and with fine.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 1996, Section 12 w.e.f. 1-8-996. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Return or forfeiture of candidate's deposit
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[158. Return or forfeiture of candidate's deposit. - (1) The deposit made under section 34 or under that section read with sub-section (2) of section 39 shall either be returned to the person making it or his legal representative or be forfeited to the appropriate authority in accordances with the provisions of this section. (2) Except in cases hereafter mentioned in this section, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared. (3) If the candidate is not shown in the list of contesting candidates, or if he dies before the commencement of the poll, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the publication of the list or after his death, as the case may be. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Qualifications for Membership of the House of the People
State : Central
Year : 1951
A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the House of the People 1 [***] unless - (a) in the case of a seal reserved for the Scheduled Castes in any State, he is a member of any of the Scheduled Castes, whether of that State or of any other State, and is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency; (b) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in any State (other than those in the autonomous districts of Assam), he is a member of any of the Scheduled Tribes, whether of the Slate or of any other State (excluding the tribal areas of Assam), and is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency; (c) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam, he is a member of any of those Scheduled Tribes and is..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Disqualification on Ground of Corrupt Practices
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[8A. Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices. - (1) The case of every person found guilty of a corrupt practice by an order under section 99 shall be submitted, 2[as soon as may be within a period of three months from the date such order takes effect], by such authority as the Central Government may specify in this behalf, to the President for determination of the question as to whether such person shall be disqualified and if so, for what period: Provided that the period for which any person may be disqualified under this subsection shall in no case exceed six years from the date on which the order made in relation to him under section 99 takes effect. (2) Any person who stands disqualified under section 8A of this Act as it stood immediately before the commencement of..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Removal of Disqualifications
State : Central
Year : 1951
The Election Commission may, for reasons to be recorded, remove1[any disqualification under sub-section (1) of section 11A].] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 40 of 1975, Section 5, for certain words. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section