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Valid votes, the expression 'valid votes' has nowhere been defined in the Act, but in the light of the provisions of s. 36(8) of the Act read with rule 58, two things are clear, first that the candidates are validly nominated candidates whose nomination papers are accepted by the returning officer scrutiny, and second that the provision of s. 58 provides that the ballot papers which are not rejected under Rule 57 are deemed to be 'valid ballot papers' and are to be counted as such, AIR 1960 SC 131 followed; Jabar Singh v. Genda Lal, AIR 1964 SC 1200 (1208): (1964) 6 SCR 54. [Representa-tion of the People Act, 1951, s. 36(8), Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, R. 58]...
Improper reception, refusal or rejection
Improper reception, refusal or rejection, When it is said that there is improper refusal of any vote it implies again two things, viz., a vote which ought to have been accepted as valid vote has been improperly refused as an invalid vote. The expression 'refuse to accept' and the expression 'reception' implies 'refusal' implies 'refuse to reject', S. Raghbir Singh Gill v. S. Gurcharan Singh Tohra, AIR 1980 SC 1362: (1980) Supp SCC 53: (1980) 3 SCR 1302....
Result of the election
Result of the election, the expression 'the result of the election' in s. 100(1)(c), unless there is some-thing in the context compelling a different inter-pretation, be construed in the same sense as in s. 66, and there it clearly means the result on the basis of the valid votes, Hari Vishnu Kamath v. Ahmad Ishacaue, AIR 1955 SC 233 (248): (1955) 1 SCR 1104. [Representation of the People Act (43 of 1951), s. 100(1)(c)]...
Scrutiny
Scrutiny. An examination into the validity of votes recorded for a candidate at an election....
annual meeting
annual meeting : a meeting of shareholders that the law requires a corporation to hold each year for the election of directors and the transaction of other business compare special meeting NOTE: In order for a vote taken at an annual meeting to be valid, shareholders must have received notice of the time, place, and date of the meeting within a certain period, and there must be enough shareholders present to make a quorum. ...
confirm
confirm 1 a : to make valid by necessary formal approval [the debtor's chapter 13 plan ed by the court] b : to vote approval of [ a nomination] 2 : to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of 3 : to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact [a consent decree ing Capt. Brown's right to his cargo "W. G. Young"] ...
support
support 1 a : to promote the interests or cause of b : to uphold or defend as valid or right c : to argue or vote for 2 : to provide with substantiation or corroboration [ an alibi] 3 : to provide with the means of livelihood (as housing, food, or clothing) esp. in accordance with an agreement or court order 4 : to hold up or in position : maintain the physical integrity of [the right to have one's land ed by the underlying land] n 1 : the act or process of supporting : the condition of being supported [pledged the candidate their ] 2 : a means of obtaining the necessities of life (as food, shelter, and clothing) : a source of livelihood esp. in the form of alimony or child support 3 : something that provides support ...
impeach
impeach [Anglo-French empecher, from Old French empeechier to hinder, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in- + pedica fetter, from ped- pes foot] 1 : to charge with a crime or misconduct ;specif : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal (as the U.S. Senate) with misconduct in office see also Article I and Article II of the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: Impeachment is the first step in removing an officer from office. The president, vice president, and other federal officers (as judges) may be impeached by the House of Representatives. (Members of Congress themselves are not removed by being impeached and tried, but rather are expelled by a two-thirds majority vote in the member's house.) The House draws up articles of impeachment that itemize the charges and their factual bases. The articles of impeachment, once approved by a simple majority of the House members, are then submitted to the Senate, thereby impeaching the officer. The Senate th...
trust
trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also beneficiary, cestui que trust, corpus declaration of trust at declaration, principal, settlor NOTE: Trusts developed out of the old English use. The traditional requirements of a trust are a named beneficiary and trustee (who may be the settlor), an identified res, or property, to be transferred to the trustee and constitute the principal of the trust, and delivery of the res to the trustee with the intent to create a trust. Not all relationships labeled as trusts have all of these characteristics, however. Trusts are often created for their advantageous tax treatment. accumulation trust : a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out NOTE: Accumulation trusts are disfavored and often restricted...
Quorum
Quorum (of whom), the number of members of an administrative or judicial body whose presence is necessary for the acts of the body to be valid; e.g., of a County Borough Licensing Committee, which consists of not less than seven members, the quorum is three members, (English) Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910, s. 3. The term is derived from the 'justices of the quorum.' See JUSTICES, and the General Index to Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Quorum.''Quorum' denotes the minimum number of members of any body of persons whose presence is necessary in order to enable that body to transact its business validly so that its acts may be lawful. It is generally left to committees themselves to fix the quorum for their meetings and if it is not fixed by the authority which constituted it then it is competent for the committee itself to fix the quorum as part of its power to devise its day-today procedure. Quorum does not apply to bodies doing judicial function. Quorum is fixed for meetings of committe...
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