Defect Of Substantial Character
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Defect of substantial character, failure to file the nomination papers well within the time is held to be a 'defect of substantial character' rendering nomination paper liable to be rejected, Harjit Singh Manni v. S. Umroo Singh, AIR 1980 SC 701 (704): (1980) 1 SCC 713. [Representation of the People Act, (43 of 1951), s. 36(4)]
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