https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186410 Defects in the verification or supporting affidavit for corrupt practice allegations in an election petition are curable and do not justify dismissal in limine under Section 86(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, because that provision is confined to non-compliance with Sections 81, 82 and 117. The requirement of an affidavit arises under Section 83 and its prescribed form, so any defect is ordinarily for trial rather than threshold rejection. An election petition filed in Hindi also could not be rejected for alleged non-compliance with Rule 2(b) of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules, since procedural rules cannot override constitutional authorisation permitting Hindi proceedings under Article 348(2). en-us Fri, 05 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:57:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186410 Defects in the verification or supporting affidavit for corrupt practice allegations in an election petition are curable and do not justify dismissal in limine under Section 86(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, because that provision is confined to non-compliance with Sections 81, 82 and 117. The requirement of an affidavit arises under Section 83 and its prescribed form, so any defect is ordinarily for trial rather than threshold rejection. An election petition filed in Hindi also could not be rejected for alleged non-compliance with Rule 2(b) of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules, since procedural rules cannot override constitutional authorisation permitting Hindi proceedings under Article 348(2). Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186410