https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276458 A pre-election disqualification for encroachment, once finally determined, could be questioned only through an election petition under the constitutional and statutory election scheme. Article 243O and the Panchayati Raj Act confined challenges to election validity to the authorised election petition forum, so the prior finding of disqualification could operate only as a ground in those proceedings. A separate post-election determination by the Deputy Commissioner was impermissible because it would create parallel forums and conflict with the exclusive electoral remedy. The High Court's view was therefore upheld. en-us Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:28:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276458 A pre-election disqualification for encroachment, once finally determined, could be questioned only through an election petition under the constitutional and statutory election scheme. Article 243O and the Panchayati Raj Act confined challenges to election validity to the authorised election petition forum, so the prior finding of disqualification could operate only as a ground in those proceedings. A separate post-election determination by the Deputy Commissioner was impermissible because it would create parallel forums and conflict with the exclusive electoral remedy. The High Court's view was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276458