https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171044 A High Court hearing an election petition may examine the validity of a law, including citizenship-related disqualification questions, when that issue is necessary to decide a ground under the election law and is properly pleaded. A certificate of citizenship under Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act is not conclusive; it raises only a rebuttable presumption and does not bar a plea that the returned candidate was not an Indian citizen or was otherwise disqualified. However, an election petition must still plead concise material facts and disclose a genuine triable cause of action. Vague, unsupported assertions are insufficient, and petitions lacking factual foundation may be rejected at the threshold. en-us Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:44:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171044 A High Court hearing an election petition may examine the validity of a law, including citizenship-related disqualification questions, when that issue is necessary to decide a ground under the election law and is properly pleaded. A certificate of citizenship under Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act is not conclusive; it raises only a rebuttable presumption and does not bar a plea that the returned candidate was not an Indian citizen or was otherwise disqualified. However, an election petition must still plead concise material facts and disclose a genuine triable cause of action. Vague, unsupported assertions are insufficient, and petitions lacking factual foundation may be rejected at the threshold. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171044