https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465294 SC upheld the HC's decision setting aside the election of the returned candidate from 34-Suar Assembly Constituency for breach of Art. 173(b). On evaluation of oral and documentary evidence, SC held that the candidate failed to discharge the burden of proving that he had attained 25 years of age on the date of nomination. The Court affirmed the HC's finding that the later birth certificate and supporting records were manipulated and lacked evidentiary value, while earlier documents such as passport, municipal birth records and related forms reliably showed a different, younger date of birth. The acceptance of the nomination was held improper and the election was invalidated; the appeal was dismissed. en-us Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:07:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465294 SC upheld the HC's decision setting aside the election of the returned candidate from 34-Suar Assembly Constituency for breach of Art. 173(b). On evaluation of oral and documentary evidence, SC held that the candidate failed to discharge the burden of proving that he had attained 25 years of age on the date of nomination. The Court affirmed the HC's finding that the later birth certificate and supporting records were manipulated and lacked evidentiary value, while earlier documents such as passport, municipal birth records and related forms reliably showed a different, younger date of birth. The acceptance of the nomination was held improper and the election was invalidated; the appeal was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465294