https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307225 An election tribunal's jurisdiction is confined to matters materially connected with the surviving relief in the petition. Allegations of corrupt or illegal practice can be examined only where they are properly pleaded and necessary to decide the relief still open; an allegation that merely serves as evidence does not justify a separate enquiry. Applying that principle, the tribunal could not enquire into an alleged illegal practice under Section 125(3) where it had no necessary bearing on the remaining issue. The finding of illegal practice, the resulting disqualification, and the related costs order were therefore set aside. en-us Wed, 31 Oct 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:14:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307225 An election tribunal's jurisdiction is confined to matters materially connected with the surviving relief in the petition. Allegations of corrupt or illegal practice can be examined only where they are properly pleaded and necessary to decide the relief still open; an allegation that merely serves as evidence does not justify a separate enquiry. Applying that principle, the tribunal could not enquire into an alleged illegal practice under Section 125(3) where it had no necessary bearing on the remaining issue. The finding of illegal practice, the resulting disqualification, and the related costs order were therefore set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Oct 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307225