https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458247 A corrective redraw of lots for determining outgoing council members was upheld where the earlier draw had inadvertently omitted a deceased member and the process had to conform to the governing regulations. The court treated the redraw as a bona fide step to complete the election process, found no material showing mala fides or vested interest, and noted that courts ordinarily avoid stalling an ongoing electoral process absent a clear legal infirmity. The challenge to interference on grounds of arbitrariness or illegality was therefore rejected, and the election process was permitted to continue. en-us Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:08:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458247 A corrective redraw of lots for determining outgoing council members was upheld where the earlier draw had inadvertently omitted a deceased member and the process had to conform to the governing regulations. The court treated the redraw as a bona fide step to complete the election process, found no material showing mala fides or vested interest, and noted that courts ordinarily avoid stalling an ongoing electoral process absent a clear legal infirmity. The challenge to interference on grounds of arbitrariness or illegality was therefore rejected, and the election process was permitted to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458247