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Oct 14 1998 (HC)

S. Shekhar Vs. Commissioner and Returning Officer, Bangalore City Corp ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : 1999(1)KarLJ98

..... in interpreting the word 'may' in the section 33(2) of the karnataka municipal corporations act (the 'act', for short) is a mandatory one relying on the provisions of representation of the people act ('r.p. act' for short). the court below erred to note application of the r.p. act was specifically excluded vide constitution 74th amendment by incorporating articles 243 ..... /orders:code of civil procedure, 1908 - order 1, rule 9 - order 1, rule 10 - order 3, rules 1 and 4(1) - order 4, rule 1 - order 33, rule 3;representation of the people act, 1950 - section 2(5), 14, 16, 25, 26, 27, 30, 32, 33, 35, 70, 81, 82, 86, 87, 100, 101 and 117(1);constitution vide (seventy-fourth) amendment .....

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Sep 10 1960 (HC)

Sangappa Andanappa Vs. Shivamurthiswamy Siddappalyaswamy

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR1961Kant106; AIR1961Mys106

..... for the conveyance of electors to the polls which vitiates an election is also an electoral offencepunishable under section 133 of the representation of the people act. section 127 of the representation of the people act makes the disturbance of an election meeting, which might also constitute undue influence within the meaning of clause (2) of ..... corrupt practices referred to in the election, petition, it would be necessary to refer to the relevant statutory provisions. 16. section 123 of the representation of the people act explains the seven corrupt practices which have to be regarded as corrupt practices for the purposes of the act. sub-section (1) of section ..... . the election of the appellant was challenged by the respondent by an election petition presented by him under the provisions of section 80 of the representation of the people act. if was challenged on every ground of objection created by the statute. the election petition incorporated in one most mis-arranged mass a multitude .....

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Jun 11 2002 (HC)

K.M. Narayana Vs. R.V. Devaraj

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR2002Kant397

..... and void; (b) that first respondent has committed corrupt practices under sections 123(2) and 123(6) read with sections 100(1)(b) and 100 (1)(d)(ii) of representation of the people act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act'); (c) that section 61 (a) of the act and the rules under chapter ii of conduct of election rules, 1961 as .....

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Feb 24 1967 (HC)

Bajal Basappa Vs. Keshava and ors.

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR1968Kant198; AIR1968Mys198; (1967)1MysLJ621

..... of section 44 of the act it is obvious that the state legislature has adopted the same qualifications for being an elector as are prescribed by the representation of the people act, 1950. the denial of the right to an indian citizen must be well grounded and that ground must necessarily bear an intelligible relationship with the ..... could be disqualified for registration he should have been so declared by a competent court.(7) the absence of a provision disqualifying a leper in the representation of the people act, 1950 is by itself not sufficient to hold that no disqualification's can be prescribed by a state legislature because, under entry 5 in list ..... the electoral roll.(6) reference to the electoral roll for assembly constituency in section 44(1) renders it necessary to refer to the relevant provisions of the representation of the people act, 1950 (central act 43 of 1950) which deal with the qualification for inclusion in the electoral roll. under the provisions of that act, every person .....

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Jan 25 1989 (HC)

C. Kannan Vs. Returning Officer

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR1989KAR1081; 1989(1)KarLJ409

..... a constituency to elect a member or members right up to the final resolution of the dispute, if any, concern ing the election is regulated by the representation of the people act, 1951, different stages of the process being dealt with by different provisions of the act. there can be no election to parliament or the state ..... than an election agent or by the improper reception, refusal or rejection of votes or by any non-compliance with the provisions of the constitution or of the representation of the people act or rules or orders made under it. this condition has to be established by some evidence direct or circumstantial. it is, therefore, clear that the ..... those issues relate to the validity of the electoral roll in question which cannot be challenged in an election petition in view of the relevant provisions of the representation of people act, 1950 (in short the 1950 act);b) the allegations of corrupt practices pleaded in para 5 of the petition do not comply with the mandatory requirement .....

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Sep 18 2006 (HC)

Reserve Bank of India, Department of Non-banking Supervision Vs. Shett ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : [2007]136CompCas782(Kar); [2007]74SCL51(Kar)

..... family having left out several other directors and further, the person who has given evidence on behalf of the petitioner is not aware whether the affected persons have given a representation as to non-payment by the respondent-company and also that he does not know the details. further, even during pendency of the matter, no further particulars of ..... representation given to the petitioner is produced before the court and there is no such default either being committed by 3rd and 4th respondents much less are they responsible for the .....

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Sep 27 1991 (HC)

T.M. Chandrasekhar Vs. L.R. Shivaramegowda

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR1992KAR444; 1991(3)KarLJ308

..... that the incurring or authorizing of expenditure in contravention of that section is a corrupt practice. incidentally, we may observe that there is provision in the representation of the people act, 1951, which deals with 'disqualifications for membership of parliament or of a state legislature and clause (c) of that section relates to failure on ..... he was responsible for advancing loans to weaker section of the society getting subsidy of rs. 1000/- from the government and other benefits to the people. these representations made by him were deliberately done to induce the voters to think that the 1st respondent is solely responsible for all the programmes and policies carried ..... alleged against r-1 and his election agents under sub-sections (1) (a)(a), (3), (3a), (4) and (6) of section 123 of the representation of the people act, 1951 ('the act' for short hereafter) during this election. they are as follows:(a) the nagamangala assembly constituency during that election had 1,17,135 voters .....

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Nov 03 2000 (HC)

B.S. Yadiyurappa Vs. Mahalingappa and Others

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR2001Kant61; ILR2000KAR4449; 2001(2)KarLJ577

..... i.e., the returning officer and the district election officer were responsible to conduct elections strictly in accordance with the constitution of india and the representation of the people act, 1951 as well as the rules and various orders issued by the election commission. these respondents, according to the petitioner, were involved in ..... shimoga parliamentary constituency. in the present election petition, he has been arrayed as respondent 5.4. i am advised to submit that section 82 of the representation of people act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the 'act') provides that a petitioner shall join as respondent to his petition (a) all the contesting candidates ..... is not whether the civil procedure code applies because it undoubtedly does, but only 'as far as may be' and 'subject to the provisions of the representation of the people act, 1951 and the rules made thereunder'. section 87(1) expressly says no. the question is whether the provisions of the civil procedure code can be invoked .....

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Oct 12 2007 (HC)

Smt. P. Sharadamma and anr. Vs. Sri Marithibbegowda

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR2007KAR5233; 2007(4)KCCRSN314.

..... what he has stated in the statement of objections filed to the election petition.2. the petitioners have preferred this election petition under section 81 of the representation of people act, 1951, (hereinafter for short referred to as 'the act') for a declaration that the election of respondent sri marithibbegowda from karnataka south teachers ..... the entire election. the election is liable to be declared as invalid for not complying with article 171 of the constitution, and section 27 of the representation of people act.6. it is further contended that the election to the legislative council is vitiated by permitting several ineligible voters to exercise their franchise. the ..... the electoral roll of the respective constituencies in gujarat and as they were not 'electors' within the meaning of section 2(1)(e) of the representation of the people act, 1951, they were not eligible to become candidates in the election. after referring to the various judgments of the supreme court it has held .....

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Jun 01 2012 (HC)

Mrs. Kavitha Mahesh Vs. Chief Election Commissioner and Others

Court : Karnataka

..... as under:decision of returning officer accepting or rejecting the nomination paper.i have examined this nomination paper in accordance with section 36 of the representation of the people act, 1951, and decide as follows:date:.. returning officerdoes indicate that the returning officer has the discretion to reject a nomination paper even ..... is warranted to ensure fair-play, equal opportunity and practical possibilities of adhering to the procedure.an election petition though is a creature of the representation of people act, 1951, and being a petition at the instance of an aggrieved persons with regard to the validity of the declaration of election result, ..... paper at the threshold by the 4threspondent is illegal and improper and direct r1 to initiate suitable disciplinary action against r4 as per provisions of representation of people act. 1951 so that it serves as a deterrent and discourage such officers from violating the statutory law and helps in upholding the constitutional rights .....

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