https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168244 A candidate for a State Legislative Assembly must have attained twenty-five years of age under Article 173(b), and acceptance of a nomination does not cure a constitutional disqualification. In an election challenge, the petitioner bears the initial burden, but Section 106 of the Evidence Act may apply to facts specially within the returned candidate's knowledge. The Court assessed school records, electoral records, the bail application, the Bihar School Examination Board record, and surrounding circumstances together, found the school documents unreliable, and treated the candidate's own conduct as significant. On the material as a whole, the candidate was found to be below the qualifying age, and the election was declared void. en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:03:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168244 A candidate for a State Legislative Assembly must have attained twenty-five years of age under Article 173(b), and acceptance of a nomination does not cure a constitutional disqualification. In an election challenge, the petitioner bears the initial burden, but Section 106 of the Evidence Act may apply to facts specially within the returned candidate's knowledge. The Court assessed school records, electoral records, the bail application, the Bihar School Examination Board record, and surrounding circumstances together, found the school documents unreliable, and treated the candidate's own conduct as significant. On the material as a whole, the candidate was found to be below the qualifying age, and the election was declared void. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168244