https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196772 Condonation of delay in an election petition requires a clear showing of sufficient cause and bona fide diligence. The Bombay High Court found that the petitioner failed to explain the 154-day delay under Section 16 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, and that the conduct after withdrawal of earlier proceedings showed no due diligence, as no election petition was filed within the next ten days while other proceedings were pursued. Sections 5 and 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 did not assist the petitioner on these facts, and condoning the delay would have disturbed rights that had already accrued to the returned candidate. The rejection of condonation was therefore upheld. en-us Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196772 Condonation of delay in an election petition requires a clear showing of sufficient cause and bona fide diligence. The Bombay High Court found that the petitioner failed to explain the 154-day delay under Section 16 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, and that the conduct after withdrawal of earlier proceedings showed no due diligence, as no election petition was filed within the next ten days while other proceedings were pursued. Sections 5 and 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 did not assist the petitioner on these facts, and condoning the delay would have disturbed rights that had already accrued to the returned candidate. The rejection of condonation was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196772