https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183958 An Election Tribunal conducting proceedings as nearly as may be in accordance with the Civil Procedure Code was treated as having inherent powers co-extensive with those of a civil court, unless expressly excluded by the Representation of the People Act. Because the Act did not expressly provide for dismissal in default or for restoration, the Tribunal could still set aside a dismissal where sufficient cause was shown. On the facts, the appearance delay was only five minutes and an explanation had reached the Tribunal before the dismissal order, so restoration was justified. The Tribunal was therefore not functus officio after dismissal, and the challenge to the restoration order failed. en-us Wed, 16 Oct 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183958 An Election Tribunal conducting proceedings as nearly as may be in accordance with the Civil Procedure Code was treated as having inherent powers co-extensive with those of a civil court, unless expressly excluded by the Representation of the People Act. Because the Act did not expressly provide for dismissal in default or for restoration, the Tribunal could still set aside a dismissal where sufficient cause was shown. On the facts, the appearance delay was only five minutes and an explanation had reached the Tribunal before the dismissal order, so restoration was justified. The Tribunal was therefore not functus officio after dismissal, and the challenge to the restoration order failed. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 16 Oct 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183958