https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276064 Adequate material facts in an election petition were held sufficient for inspection of rejected ballot papers where the petition identified the booth, table, number of ballots and ground of rejection, even though serial numbers were unavailable because counting agents were not allowed to note them. Ballot papers from booth No. 10 lacking the Presiding Officer's signature were treated as valid because the omission resulted from the officer's absence and fell within the proviso protecting defects caused by that failure. In a composite petition seeking both voidance and a declaration that the petitioner was duly elected, the returned candidate could not challenge the alternative claim without filing recrimination under Section 97; the disputed ballots were counted and the petitioner's majority was upheld. en-us Wed, 28 Sep 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:16:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276064 Adequate material facts in an election petition were held sufficient for inspection of rejected ballot papers where the petition identified the booth, table, number of ballots and ground of rejection, even though serial numbers were unavailable because counting agents were not allowed to note them. Ballot papers from booth No. 10 lacking the Presiding Officer's signature were treated as valid because the omission resulted from the officer's absence and fell within the proviso protecting defects caused by that failure. In a composite petition seeking both voidance and a declaration that the petitioner was duly elected, the returned candidate could not challenge the alternative claim without filing recrimination under Section 97; the disputed ballots were counted and the petitioner's majority was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Sep 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276064