https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171586 Election petitions under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 are governed by a strict self-contained limitation scheme. The Court held that a petition is not saved merely because the last day fell on a Saturday when Judges did not sit, if the court office remained open for filing before the Registrar or designated officer; presentation on the next working day was therefore not within time. It further held that section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to election petitions, because the special election law excludes condonation of delay. The effect is that untimely election petitions remain barred by limitation. en-us Fri, 21 Dec 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 May 2016 10:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171586 Election petitions under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 are governed by a strict self-contained limitation scheme. The Court held that a petition is not saved merely because the last day fell on a Saturday when Judges did not sit, if the court office remained open for filing before the Registrar or designated officer; presentation on the next working day was therefore not within time. It further held that section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to election petitions, because the special election law excludes condonation of delay. The effect is that untimely election petitions remain barred by limitation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Dec 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171586