https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288853 Mandatory joinder applies where an election petition alleges corrupt practice against a candidate. Non-joinder is fatal and cannot be waived merely because the objection was not raised in the written statement; the Court must ensure compliance, and the objection may be raised later as a question of law apparent from the petition. A pleading must be read as a whole to determine whether it contains material facts constituting the corrupt-practice charge. Allegations that a candidate and election workers, acting with consent, threatened an elector to prevent voting or canvassing contained the essential facts; further details were particulars rather than prerequisites. The unjoined candidate's alleged corrupt practice rendered the petition liable to dismissal. en-us Fri, 10 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:01:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288853 Mandatory joinder applies where an election petition alleges corrupt practice against a candidate. Non-joinder is fatal and cannot be waived merely because the objection was not raised in the written statement; the Court must ensure compliance, and the objection may be raised later as a question of law apparent from the petition. A pleading must be read as a whole to determine whether it contains material facts constituting the corrupt-practice charge. Allegations that a candidate and election workers, acting with consent, threatened an elector to prevent voting or canvassing contained the essential facts; further details were particulars rather than prerequisites. The unjoined candidate's alleged corrupt practice rendered the petition liable to dismissal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288853