Title : Penalty for Filing False Affidavit, Etc.
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[125A . Penalty for filing false affidavit, etc.-- A candidate who himself or through his proposer, with intent to be elected in an election,--: (i) fails to furnish information relating to sub-section (1) of section 33 A; or (ii) gives false information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false; or (iii) conceals any information, in his nomination paper delivered under sub-section (1) of section 33 or in his affidavit which is required to be delivered under sub-section (2) of section 33 A, as the case may be, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both] ______________________ 1. Inserted by The Representation Of The..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Restriction on Publication and Dissemination of Result of Exit Polls, Etc
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[(1) No person shall conduct any exit poll and publish or publicise by means of the print or electronic media or disseminate in any other manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll during such period, as may be notified by the Election Commission in this regard. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Election Commission shall, by a general order, notify the date and time having due regard to the following, namely:-- (a) in case of a general election, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for poll on the first day of poll and continue till half an hour after closing of the poll in all the States and Union territories; (b) in case of a bye-election or a number of bye elections held together, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Prohibition of Canvassing in or Near Polling Stations
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) No person shall, on the date or dates on which a poll is taken at any polling station, commit any of the following acts within the polling station or in any public or private place within a distance of1[one hundred metres] of the polling station, namely:-- (a) canvassing for votes; or (b) soliciting the vote of any elector, or (c) persuading any elector not to vote for any particular candidate; or (d) persuading any elector not to vote at the election; or (e) exhibiting any notice or sign (other than an official notice) relating to the election. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. (3) An offence punishable under this section shall be cognizable. ..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalty for Government Servants for Acting as Election Agent, Polling Agent or Counting Agent
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[134A. Penalty for Government servants for acting as election agent, polling agent or counting agent If any person in the service of the Government acts as an election agent or a polling agent or a counting agent of a candidate at an election, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 47 of 1996, Section 59 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Removal of Ballot Papers from Polling Station to Be an Offence
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Any person who at any election1[unauthorisedly] takes, or attempts to take, a ballot paper out of a polling station, or wilfully aids or abets the doing of any such act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. (2) If the presiding officer of a polling station has reason to believe that any person is committing or has committed an offence punishable under sub-section (1), such officer may, before such person leaves the polling station, arrest or direct a police officer to arrest such person and may search such person or cause him to be searched by a police officer: Provided that when it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search shall be made by another woman..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Time Limit for Filling Vacancies Referred to in Sections 147, 149, 150 and 151
State : Central
Year : 1951
1[151A. Time limit for filling vacancies referred to in sections 147, 149, 150 and 151. - Notwithstanding anything contained in section 147, section 149, section 150 and section 151, a bye-election for filling any vacancy referred to in any of the said sections shall be held within a period of six months from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply if-- (a) the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is less than one year, or (b) the Election Commission in consultation with the Central Government certifies that it is difficult to hold the bye-election within the said period.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 21 of 1996, Section 17 w.e.f. 1-8-1996. 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 : Procedure on Creditors Petition
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Where an application under section 10 has been made the Tribunal shall cause notice thereof to be served on the displaced debtor calling upon him either to show cause, if any, against the application or to make an application on his own behalf under section 5. (2) If, in response to a notice under sub-section (1), the displaced debtor makes an application in accordance with the provisions of section 5, the Tribunal shall proceed further in the matter as if it had commenced with an application by the displaced debtor under section 5, and all the other provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly; but, if the displaced debtor does not choose to make any such application, the Tribunal shall, after considering such evidence, if any, as may be produced before it, determine the claim..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Debts Secured on Immovable Property
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Where a debt incurred by a displaced person is secured by a mortgage, charge or lien on the immovable property belonging to him in West Pakistan, the Tribunal may, for the purpose of any proceeding under this Act, require the creditor to elect to retain the security or to be treated as an unsecured creditor. (2) If the creditor elects to retain the security, he may apply to the Tribunal, having jurisdiction in this behalf as provided in section 10, for a declaration of the amount due under his debt. (3) Where in any case, the creditor elects to retain his security if the displaced debtor receives any compensation in respect of any such property as is referred to in sub-section (1), the creditor shall be entitled-- (a) where the compensation is paid in cash, to a first charge..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Revise Certain Decree and Settlement
State : Central
Year : 1951
(1) Where before the commencement of this Act, a decree has been passed by a civil court against, or a settlement has been entered into by, a displaced debtor in respect of any debt, the Tribunal shall, on the application of such debtor revise it so as to bring it into accord with the provisions of this Act. (2) In determining the amount due under any such decree or settlement, the Tribunal shall accept as binding the findings of the court which passed the decree or the facts contained in the settlement, as the case may be, to the extent to which the findings or the facts are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act: Provided that the Tribunal shall not determine any claim under any such decree until any appeal or revision filed against it has been finally decided or the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section