Timing of presidential vacancy elections: term-expiry polls before expiry and casual vacancies filled promptly within a fixed period. An election to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of the President's term must be completed before that term expires; a casual vacancy arising from death, resignation, removal or otherwise must be filled by an election held as soon as possible and no later than six months from the vacancy, and the person elected to a casual vacancy shall, subject to article 56, hold office for the full five-year term from the date of entry upon office.
Cases where this provision is explicitly mentioned in the judgment/order text; may not be exhaustive. To view the complete list of cases mentioning this section, Click here.
Provisions expressly mentioned in the judgment/order text.
Timing of presidential vacancy elections: term-expiry polls before expiry and casual vacancies filled promptly within a fixed period.
An election to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of the President's term must be completed before that term expires; a casual vacancy arising from death, resignation, removal or otherwise must be filled by an election held as soon as possible and no later than six months from the vacancy, and the person elected to a casual vacancy shall, subject to article 56, hold office for the full five-year term from the date of entry upon office.
Full Summary is available for active users!
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.
TaxTMI 
of 
Join Channel
TaxTMI 
