https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463116 A statutory disqualification triggered by conviction under Article 191(1)(e) read with Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 takes effect only from the actual time of conviction and cannot be related back to invalidate an act done earlier on the same day. On that reasoning, a vote cast before conviction and sentence remained valid despite the later disqualification. Because the challenge to the election depended entirely on that vote being invalid, no basis survived to declare the election petitioner duly elected. The note also rejects any use of the de facto doctrine or related precedents to defeat an act completed before conviction. en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:34:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463116 A statutory disqualification triggered by conviction under Article 191(1)(e) read with Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 takes effect only from the actual time of conviction and cannot be related back to invalidate an act done earlier on the same day. On that reasoning, a vote cast before conviction and sentence remained valid despite the later disqualification. Because the challenge to the election depended entirely on that vote being invalid, no basis survived to declare the election petitioner duly elected. The note also rejects any use of the de facto doctrine or related precedents to defeat an act completed before conviction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463116