https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173403 The Election Commission has no general power under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act to de-register or cancel a political party once registration is granted, because the provision authorises only registration and does not confer an express power of review. A complaint alleging breach of constitutional obligations or of the registration undertaking would require a fresh enquiry into disputed facts and cannot be used to imply an unprovided cancellation power. Section 21 of the General Clauses Act also does not assist, because it applies to executive or legislative orders, not to the Commission's quasi-judicial order under Section 29A. Limited exceptions remain for fraud, forgery, voluntary abandonment of the undertaking, or similar cases needing no enquiry. en-us Fri, 10 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173403 The Election Commission has no general power under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act to de-register or cancel a political party once registration is granted, because the provision authorises only registration and does not confer an express power of review. A complaint alleging breach of constitutional obligations or of the registration undertaking would require a fresh enquiry into disputed facts and cannot be used to imply an unprovided cancellation power. Section 21 of the General Clauses Act also does not assist, because it applies to executive or legislative orders, not to the Commission's quasi-judicial order under Section 29A. Limited exceptions remain for fraud, forgery, voluntary abandonment of the undertaking, or similar cases needing no enquiry. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173403