https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156611 A duly nominated person remained a "candidate" for purposes of Section 82(b) even after withdrawing candidature, and later acting as an election agent did not remove the mandatory requirement of impleadment when corrupt practice was alleged against him. Section 82 governs joinder in the election petition itself, while Section 99 applies only at the stage of final orders after trial, so reliance on Section 99 could not cure non-joinder. Because the omitted person was a necessary party, the election petition attracted dismissal under Section 86(1), and amendment under the Civil Procedure Code could not override the special statutory consequence. en-us Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156611 A duly nominated person remained a "candidate" for purposes of Section 82(b) even after withdrawing candidature, and later acting as an election agent did not remove the mandatory requirement of impleadment when corrupt practice was alleged against him. Section 82 governs joinder in the election petition itself, while Section 99 applies only at the stage of final orders after trial, so reliance on Section 99 could not cure non-joinder. Because the omitted person was a necessary party, the election petition attracted dismissal under Section 86(1), and amendment under the Civil Procedure Code could not override the special statutory consequence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156611