Number of levels of adjudication

Nepal

Nepal

Answer
1
Source

Act number 2 of 2063 enactedby the Legislative- Parliament

The Act Made to Amend andConsolidate Prevailing Laws Relating to Election Offences and Punishment

Chapter - 5

Provisions Relating toInvalidation of Election

27. Petition for voiding election: (1) Any concerned candidate may, in any of the following circumstances,file a petition in the Court directly or through the District Election Officerdesignated by the Commission to have the election declared void within thirtyfive days of the date of cause of action:

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28. Recounting of votes: (1) The concernedcandidate in any election may, in any of the following circumstances, file apetition in the Court directly or through the District Election Officerdesignated by the Commission to have the counting of votes declared void withinfifteen days of the date of cause of action:

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Source:

http://www.election.gov.np/oldecn/EN/pdf/crimeact.pdf
Comment

A possibility of appeal from the first instance body is not specifiedin the legislation, therefore we assume there is only one level ofadjudication

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