https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464634 Non-disclosure of a past conviction in Form No. 2A could fall within the statutory concept of "fake" particulars under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, because the candidate was presented as having no conviction when one existed. However, the underlying conviction was for a protest-related regulatory offence under the Kerala Police Act, not a serious criminal offence, and the omission did not justify voiding the election on the facts. The same non-disclosure could not be treated as corrupt practice or undue influence, since the disclosure regime could not be stretched beyond the specific statutory grounds and no clear warrant existed to set aside the election. en-us Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:13:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464634 Non-disclosure of a past conviction in Form No. 2A could fall within the statutory concept of "fake" particulars under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, because the candidate was presented as having no conviction when one existed. However, the underlying conviction was for a protest-related regulatory offence under the Kerala Police Act, not a serious criminal offence, and the omission did not justify voiding the election on the facts. The same non-disclosure could not be treated as corrupt practice or undue influence, since the disclosure regime could not be stretched beyond the specific statutory grounds and no clear warrant existed to set aside the election. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464634