https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300905 Election disputes must be confined to the pleaded case, and a recount cannot become a roving inquiry into matters outside the specific ballots in controversy. The commentary states that the High Court should have restricted itself to the four pleaded disputed ballots and the recrimination grounds. It also explains that a ballot is invalid if it reveals the elector's identity or makes the vote uncertain; on that standard, some challenged ballots were rejected while one was upheld. After lawful scrutiny and recrimination, the candidates were tied, so the statutory draw of lots governed declaration of the returned candidate. en-us Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:47:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300905 Election disputes must be confined to the pleaded case, and a recount cannot become a roving inquiry into matters outside the specific ballots in controversy. The commentary states that the High Court should have restricted itself to the four pleaded disputed ballots and the recrimination grounds. It also explains that a ballot is invalid if it reveals the elector's identity or makes the vote uncertain; on that standard, some challenged ballots were rejected while one was upheld. After lawful scrutiny and recrimination, the candidates were tied, so the statutory draw of lots governed declaration of the returned candidate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300905