https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198199 An election petition alleging corrupt practice must be accompanied by a prescribed affidavit, and the served copy must be a true copy of the petition including the affidavit's attestation or verification. Omission of the notary or other prescribed attestation is a material defect because it may mislead the returned candidate about whether the allegations were duly sworn in the required form. In such matters, strict statutory safeguards apply and the doctrine of substantial compliance does not cure a vital omission affecting the character of the copy. The defect therefore goes to maintainability and attracts dismissal at the threshold. en-us Sun, 03 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:45:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198199 An election petition alleging corrupt practice must be accompanied by a prescribed affidavit, and the served copy must be a true copy of the petition including the affidavit's attestation or verification. Omission of the notary or other prescribed attestation is a material defect because it may mislead the returned candidate about whether the allegations were duly sworn in the required form. In such matters, strict statutory safeguards apply and the doctrine of substantial compliance does not cure a vital omission affecting the character of the copy. The defect therefore goes to maintainability and attracts dismissal at the threshold. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 03 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198199