Court : Karnataka
Decided on : Mar-20-2003
Reported in : ILR2003KAR2732
..... well as the sixth respondent filed their respective nomination as official candidates of united janata dal political party for athani constituency. he invites my attention to the representation of people act, 1950. 1951 act regulates the conduct of elections. section 30 provides for appointment of dates for nomination. sections 31 to 36 provides for various stages ..... entertained the same after 3 pm on 24.8.1999 as it was the last date for filing of nomination papers. as per section 36 of representation of people act, the returning officer shall not allow any adjournment of the proceedings except when such proceedings are interrupted or obstructed by riot or open violence or ..... been passed by the seventh respondent and that there is non - application of mind. the refusal of time is contrary to section 36(5) of the representation of people act. respondent no. 6 was the minister of kannada and culture and she has misused the machineries of the government according to her convenience and got the .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Karnataka
Decided on : Nov-20-2003
Reported in : ILR2004KAR1245
..... . it cannot therefore, be denied that the inclusion of the name of the appellant in the electoral roll was clearly illegal. under section 30 of the representation of people act, 1950, no civil court shall have jurisdiction to question the legality of any action taken by or under the authority of, the electoral registration officer. ..... act, 1950 and further whether the said acts gives a meaning that a non-resident indian should be held as not an 'ordinary resident'. 36. the representation of people act, 1950 is a complete code by itself in as much as it deals with all aspects regarding preparation of electoral roll, delimitation of constituencies, revision ..... he got himself registered as an elector in the shanthinagar assembly constituency by making a false declaration. hence, he should be prosecuted under section 31 of the representation of peoples act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as rp act, 1950) for registering as an elector by making false declaration. this was followed up by a further .....
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