https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196734 The court interpreted the term "contesting candidate" under Section 82 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, ruling that a candidate who retired from the contest under Section 55A(2) is still considered a contesting candidate. Compliance with deposit requirements under Section 117 was found to be met if the deposit was at the disposal of the Election Commission. The court held that the Election Tribunal lacked the power to allow amendments to cure defects of non-joinder. In Civil Appeal No. 763 of 1957, the Election Petition was dismissed for non-compliance with Section 82. en-us Tue, 22 Apr 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:21:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196734 The court interpreted the term "contesting candidate" under Section 82 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, ruling that a candidate who retired from the contest under Section 55A(2) is still considered a contesting candidate. Compliance with deposit requirements under Section 117 was found to be met if the deposit was at the disposal of the Election Commission. The court held that the Election Tribunal lacked the power to allow amendments to cure defects of non-joinder. In Civil Appeal No. 763 of 1957, the Election Petition was dismissed for non-compliance with Section 82. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 22 Apr 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196734