https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281174 A finding that an election was void for corrupt practice cannot stand unless Section 99 of the Representation of the People Act is first complied with by giving notice and hearing to every non-party proposed to be named as guilty. The omission to issue such notice was treated as going to the root of the matter and rendered the order legally unsustainable, so the matter had to be remanded for fresh decision. On procedure, the Court stated that election petitions should be tried like civil suits with distinct issues and controlled recording of evidence, but the broadly framed issues and cumbersome evidence in this case did not by themselves vitiate the proceedings absent demonstrated prejudice. en-us Mon, 03 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:19:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281174 A finding that an election was void for corrupt practice cannot stand unless Section 99 of the Representation of the People Act is first complied with by giving notice and hearing to every non-party proposed to be named as guilty. The omission to issue such notice was treated as going to the root of the matter and rendered the order legally unsustainable, so the matter had to be remanded for fresh decision. On procedure, the Court stated that election petitions should be tried like civil suits with distinct issues and controlled recording of evidence, but the broadly framed issues and cumbersome evidence in this case did not by themselves vitiate the proceedings absent demonstrated prejudice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281174