First instance body dealing with electoral disputes
India
Representation of the People Act, 1951
36. Scrutiny of nominations
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(2) The returningofficer shall then examine the nomination papers and shall decide allobjections which may be made to any nomination and may, either on suchobjection or on his own motion, after such summary inquiry, if any, as hethinks necessary, 4[reject] any nomination on any of the following grounds:—
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(5) The returningofficer shall hold the scrutiny on the date appointed in this behalf underclause (b) of section 30 and shall not allow any adjournment of theproceedings except when such proceedings are interrupted or obstructed by riotor open violence or by causes beyond his control: Provided that in case 2[anobjection is raised by the returning officer or is made by any other person]the candidate concerned may be allowed time to rebut it not later than the nextday but one following the date fixed for scrutiny, and the returning officer shallrecord his decision on the date to which the proceedings have been adjourned.
(6) The returningofficer shall endorse on each nomination paper his decision accepting orrejecting the same and, if the nomination paper is rejected, shall record inwriting a brief statement of his reasons for such rejection.
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