https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312166 The statutory right to challenge an election must be exercised strictly in the manner prescribed by the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Deposit of the prescribed security under Section 117 at the time of presenting the election petition is a mandatory condition precedent to further proceedings, and the Court has no discretion to waive, reduce, or postpone it. The marginal note to Section 86 cannot override the plain language of the Act, and the absence of notice to the respondent does not cure non-compliance. An election petition filed without the required security is therefore liable to rejection. en-us Wed, 01 Aug 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:45:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312166 The statutory right to challenge an election must be exercised strictly in the manner prescribed by the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Deposit of the prescribed security under Section 117 at the time of presenting the election petition is a mandatory condition precedent to further proceedings, and the Court has no discretion to waive, reduce, or postpone it. The marginal note to Section 86 cannot override the plain language of the Act, and the absence of notice to the respondent does not cure non-compliance. An election petition filed without the required security is therefore liable to rejection. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Aug 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312166