LawgistThe Representation of the People Act
98Decision of the High Court
At the conclusion of the trial of an election petition 1[the High Court] shall make an order.—
(a) dismissing the election petition; or
(b) declaring the election of 2[all or any of the returned candidates] to be void; or
(c) declaring the election of 2[all or any of the returned candidates] to be void and the petitioner or any other candidate to have been duly elected. 3***
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1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 42, for "the Tribunal" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
2. Subs. by s. 53, ibid., for "the returned candidate" (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
3. The word "or" omitted by s. 53, ibid. (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
4. Clause (d) omitted by s. 53, ibid. (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
CHAPTER III.--Trial of Election Petitions
- 86 Trial of election petitions
- 87 Procedure before the High Court
- 93 Documentary evidence
- 94 Secrecy of voting not to be infringed
- 95 Answering of criminating questions and certificate of indemnity
- 96 Expenses of witnesses
- 97 Recrimination when seat claimed
- 98 Decision of the High Court
- 99 Other orders to be made by the High Court
- 100 Grounds for declaring election to be void
- 101 Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected
- 102 Procedure in case of an equality of votes
- 103 Communication of orders of the High Court
- 104 [Omitted.]
- 105 [Omitted.]
- 106 Transmission of order to the appropriate authority, etc., and its publication
- 107 Effect of orders of the High Court
