https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279601 Where the Act protects election proceedings from being questioned for defects or irregularities not affecting the merits, a nomination requirement that is merely descriptive of the candidate is treated as directory rather than mandatory. The omission to state occupation, and use of an outdated form referring to caste instead of occupation, did not affect eligibility, identification, or the substance of the election. On that basis, the defect was not fatal and the nomination could not be rejected solely for that omission; substantial compliance was sufficient. en-us Fri, 02 Dec 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:47:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279601 Where the Act protects election proceedings from being questioned for defects or irregularities not affecting the merits, a nomination requirement that is merely descriptive of the candidate is treated as directory rather than mandatory. The omission to state occupation, and use of an outdated form referring to caste instead of occupation, did not affect eligibility, identification, or the substance of the election. On that basis, the defect was not fatal and the nomination could not be rejected solely for that omission; substantial compliance was sufficient. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Dec 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279601