https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186173 Minor or technical defects in election petitions do not justify rejection where the copies served are substantially true copies, the variation is not misleading, and any deficiency is cured before hearing. The Supreme Court applied this principle to defects under section 81(3), finding that absence of a fresh signature, affidavit stamp, or signature in a copy was not a vital defect and that later service of true copies supported compliance. It further stated that imperfect verification or affidavit under section 83(1)(c) is not fatal unless the defect goes to the root of maintainability. Section 86 cannot be used to dismiss petitions at the threshold for such curable procedural defects. en-us Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 May 2024 13:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186173 Minor or technical defects in election petitions do not justify rejection where the copies served are substantially true copies, the variation is not misleading, and any deficiency is cured before hearing. The Supreme Court applied this principle to defects under section 81(3), finding that absence of a fresh signature, affidavit stamp, or signature in a copy was not a vital defect and that later service of true copies supported compliance. It further stated that imperfect verification or affidavit under section 83(1)(c) is not fatal unless the defect goes to the root of maintainability. Section 86 cannot be used to dismiss petitions at the threshold for such curable procedural defects. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186173