https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189592 An election petition filed out of time but within the statutory framework could still be entertained where delay was condoned on sufficient cause and the verification defect was amended; the Election Commission's power to condone delay could be exercised without a formal application or personal appearance, and the Tribunal could decide whether to dismiss the petition but not review a valid condonation order. The Court also held that findings of corrupt practice would not be interfered with in appeal under article 136 unless perverse, and evidence supporting inducement to withdraw a candidate and use of a bus to convey voters was sufficient. The election petition therefore remained validly entertained and the disqualification was upheld. en-us Sun, 25 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:32:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189592 An election petition filed out of time but within the statutory framework could still be entertained where delay was condoned on sufficient cause and the verification defect was amended; the Election Commission's power to condone delay could be exercised without a formal application or personal appearance, and the Tribunal could decide whether to dismiss the petition but not review a valid condonation order. The Court also held that findings of corrupt practice would not be interfered with in appeal under article 136 unless perverse, and evidence supporting inducement to withdraw a candidate and use of a bus to convey voters was sufficient. The election petition therefore remained validly entertained and the disqualification was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 25 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189592