https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168414 A right of appeal under election law is confined to a party who is both involved in the controversy and adversely affected by the final determination. The Court held that the statutory scheme for election petitions and appeals does not give a general appellate right to every impleaded respondent, and the representative character of such proceedings does not extend to a non-participating respondent. Because the appellant had not contested the petition and suffered no legal grievance from its dismissal, he lacked the status of a person aggrieved and had no locus standi to maintain the appeal. en-us Wed, 23 Jul 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:43:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168414 A right of appeal under election law is confined to a party who is both involved in the controversy and adversely affected by the final determination. The Court held that the statutory scheme for election petitions and appeals does not give a general appellate right to every impleaded respondent, and the representative character of such proceedings does not extend to a non-participating respondent. Because the appellant had not contested the petition and suffered no legal grievance from its dismissal, he lacked the status of a person aggrieved and had no locus standi to maintain the appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Jul 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168414