Lawgist14APresentation of petition
1[14A. Presentation of petition0.-- (1) An election petition calling in question an election may be presented on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 18 and section 19, to the Supreme Court by any candidate at such election or--
(i) in the case of Presidential election, by twenty or more electors joined together as petitioners;
(ii) in the case of Vice-Presidential election, by ten or more electors joined together as petitioners.
(2) Any such petition may be presented at any time after the date of publication of the declaration containing the name of the return candidate at the election under section 12, but not later than thirty days from the date of such publication.]
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1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1977, s. 2, for Part III.
- 13 Definitions
- 14 Authority to try election petitions
- 14A Presentation of petition
- 15 Form of petitions, etc., and procedure
- 16 Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner
- 17 Orders of the Supreme Court
- 18 Grounds for declaring the election of a returned candidate to be void
- 19 Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may he declared to have been elected
- 20 Transmission of orders to the Central Government and its publicatio
