https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171622 Article 226/227 supervisory jurisdiction remains available to test an election tribunal's final decision even after the tribunal has become functus officio, because certiorari operates on the record and decision rather than on the tribunal's continuing existence. Ballot papers bearing an incorrect distinguishing mark fall within the mandatory rejection rule and cannot be validated by post-poll approval or by general reliance on voter intention. For challenge under Section 100(2)(c), the result must be assessed on valid votes and the statutory requirement of material effect; votes liable to rejection cannot be counted to sustain the election. en-us Thu, 09 Dec 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171622 Article 226/227 supervisory jurisdiction remains available to test an election tribunal's final decision even after the tribunal has become functus officio, because certiorari operates on the record and decision rather than on the tribunal's continuing existence. Ballot papers bearing an incorrect distinguishing mark fall within the mandatory rejection rule and cannot be validated by post-poll approval or by general reliance on voter intention. For challenge under Section 100(2)(c), the result must be assessed on valid votes and the statutory requirement of material effect; votes liable to rejection cannot be counted to sustain the election. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Dec 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171622