Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act : Authority to try election petitions. Indian Bare

Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act,1952

Act No : 31

Section : Authority to try election petitions.

14. Authority to try election petitions. (1) No election shall be called in question except by presenting an election petition to the authority specified in sub-section (2). (2) The authority having jurisdiction to try an election petition shall be the Supreme Court. (3) Every election petition shall be presented to such authority in accordance with the provisions of this Part and of the rules made by the Supreme Court under article 145. 14A. Presentation of petition. (1) An election petition calling in question an election may be presented on one or more of the grounds specified in subsection (1) of section 18 and section 19, to the Supreme Court by any candidate at such election, or- (i) in the case of Presidential election, by twenty or more electors joined together as petitioners; (ii) in the case of Vice-Presidential election, by ten or more electors joined together as petitioners. (2) Any such petition may be presented at any time after the date of publication of the declaration containing the name of the returned candidate at the election under section 12, but not later than thirty days from the date of such publication.