https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313867 An appeal under Section 116A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is subject to the Supreme Court's appellate control at the admission stage, and the absence of an express rule for automatic notice does not bar threshold scrutiny. The Court explained that the power to summarily dismiss an appeal forms part of appellate jurisdiction, but it should be used sparingly and only where no arguable question of fact or law is made out. Such dismissal may therefore occur without issuing notice to the respondent if the appeal is found to be devoid of merit, and a speaking order is ordinarily expected in that situation. en-us Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313867 An appeal under Section 116A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is subject to the Supreme Court's appellate control at the admission stage, and the absence of an express rule for automatic notice does not bar threshold scrutiny. The Court explained that the power to summarily dismiss an appeal forms part of appellate jurisdiction, but it should be used sparingly and only where no arguable question of fact or law is made out. Such dismissal may therefore occur without issuing notice to the respondent if the appeal is found to be devoid of merit, and a speaking order is ordinarily expected in that situation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313867