https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194389 Persons employed by a candidate's father and assisting in an election were not treated as persons employed or paid by the candidate for purposes of corrupt practice under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The statutory scheme limits election expenses and paid assistance, but section 123(7) applies only where excess expenditure or additional employment is incurred or authorised by the candidate or his agent. On the facts, the estate employees remained in the father's service and pay, and their help was voluntary as far as the candidate was concerned. Read according to its plain language, the provision was not extended on any broader election-law principle, and the related allegation of concealment under section 124(4) also failed. en-us Wed, 29 Sep 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:47:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194389 Persons employed by a candidate's father and assisting in an election were not treated as persons employed or paid by the candidate for purposes of corrupt practice under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The statutory scheme limits election expenses and paid assistance, but section 123(7) applies only where excess expenditure or additional employment is incurred or authorised by the candidate or his agent. On the facts, the estate employees remained in the father's service and pay, and their help was voluntary as far as the candidate was concerned. Read according to its plain language, the provision was not extended on any broader election-law principle, and the related allegation of concealment under section 124(4) also failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Sep 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194389