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Election judges. See ELECTION PETITIONS....
Election petitions
Election petitions are petitions for inquiry into the validity of the elections of members of Parliament. They are tried by a puisne judge of the High Court in the King's Bench Division [(English) Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868, s. 11; the Judicature Act, 1925, s. 67; the (English) Parliamentary Elections and Corrupt Practices Act, 1879]. The judges selected for this duty are known as election judges. See Fraser's Parl. Elect....
Daysman
Daysman, an arbitrator, an elected judge....
Judgment
Judgment [fr. judgment, Fr.], judicial determination; decision of a Court.Under the former practice of the superior Courts, this term was usually applied only to the Common Law Courts, the term 'decree' being in general use in the Court of Chancery. The expression 'Judg-ment,' however, is now used generally except in matrimonial causes, the term 'judgment' including 'decree' [(English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 225, replacing Jud. Act,1873, s. 100].The several species of judgments are either:-(a) Interlocutory, given in the course of a cause, upon some plea, proceeding, or default, which is only intermediate, and does not finally determine or complete the action. See INQUIRY; SUMMONSES; and ORDERS; and the various titles of the subjects of such judgments as MANDAMUS; INJUNC-TION, etc.(b) Final, putting an end to the action by an award of redress to one party, or discharge of the other, as the case may be.By the (English) C.L.P. Act,1852, s. 120, a plaintiff or defendant having obtained a verd...
return
return 1 a : to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) [ the names of all residents in the ward] [ a list of jurors] b : to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or tribunal [the sheriff must the execution…to the proper clerk within sixty days "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] [the grand jury ed six indictments] [ed a verdict of not guilty] 2 : to bring in or produce (as earnings or profit) : yield re·turn·able adj n 1 a : the delivery of a court order (as a writ) to the proper officer or court b : proof of service 2 : return day 3 : an account or formal report (as of an action performed or duty discharged or of facts and statistics) [census s] ;esp : a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information usually used in pl. 4 a : a report of the results of balloting [election s] b : an official declaration of the election of a candidate [each house shall be the judge of the elections, s,...
Election Commission
Election Commission, 'Election Commission' means the Election Commission referred to in Article 324. [Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (1 of 1992), s. 2(d)]Means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324. [Representation of the People Act, 1950, s. 2 (d)]The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed only in the like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of a Supreme Court; his conditions of service cannot be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment. An Election Commissioner or Regional Commissioner can be removed from office only on the recommendations of the Chief Election Commissioner. [Constitution of India, Art. 394(5)]Is a Constitutional body in India, created for the pur-pose of holding elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and Offices of President and Vice-President. [Constitution of India, Art. 324]Can disqualify a person for six years from voting on ground of conviction for certain offences. [Representati...
Election Commissioners
Election Commissioners, are commissioners appointed by the Crown on the joint address of both Houses of Parliament to inquire into the report made by judges on the trial of an election petition (q.v.) that corrupt and illegal practices took place on an extensive scale at an election. The Commissioners report to Parliament, whereupon the constituency may be disfranchised by statute or by refusal of the House of Commons to issue a writ....
The result of the election has been materially affected
The result of the election has been materially affected, these words seems to us to indicate that the result should not be judged by the mere increase or decrease in the total number of votes secured by the returned candidate but by proof of the fact that the wasted votes would have been distributed in such a manner between the contesting candidates as would have brought about the defeat of the returned candidate, Vashisht Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra, AIR 1954 SC 513 (515). [Representation of the people Act, 1951, s. 100(1)(c)]...
Office of profit under the government
Office of profit under the government, the term 'office of profit under the government' used in clause (a) is an expression of wider import than a post held under the government which is dealt with in Part XIV of the Constitution. The true principle behind this provision in Article 102(1)(a) is that there should not be any conflict between the duties and the interest of an elected member. Government controls various activities in various spheres and in various measures. But to judge whether employees of any authority or local authorities under the control of government become government employees or not or holders of office of profit under the government, measure and nature of control must be judged in the light of the facts and circumstances in each case so as to avoid any possible conflict between personal interests and duties, Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya v. Ajoy Biswas, AIR 1985 SC 211: (1985) 1 SCC 151: (1985) 2 SCR 50.(ii) The term holding 'office of profit under the government' use...
Juristics
Juristics, a term for legal thoughts and ideas emanating from minds well versed in law. 'Natural justice is no mystic testament of judge-made juristics....' [Mohinder Singh v. Election Commissioner, AIR 1978 SC 851 (855), para 3]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)...
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