https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280112 Rule 4 of the Panchayat Election Rules, 1954 was treated as mandatory because it required the Returning Officer to announce the ward particulars, number of panchas, and the date, time and place of election at least seven days in advance. The phrase "at least seven days before the date of election" was construed as seven clear days, excluding both the day of notice and the day of polling. A notice published on 14 October 1955 for an election on 21 October 1955 therefore gave only six clear days, so the notice was invalid and the election proceedings were held unsustainable. en-us Wed, 07 Nov 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:32:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280112 Rule 4 of the Panchayat Election Rules, 1954 was treated as mandatory because it required the Returning Officer to announce the ward particulars, number of panchas, and the date, time and place of election at least seven days in advance. The phrase "at least seven days before the date of election" was construed as seven clear days, excluding both the day of notice and the day of polling. A notice published on 14 October 1955 for an election on 21 October 1955 therefore gave only six clear days, so the notice was invalid and the election proceedings were held unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Nov 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280112