Allow RO to reject nomination paper for half info: EC tells SC
13 Aug 2013 11:43 PM GMT
The Election Commission on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Returning Officer should be empowered to reject the nomination paper of a candidate who provides incomplete information by leaving some columns blank in the document.
The EC said providing no information and keeping the column blank stands on a different footing by writing either ‘nil’ or ‘not applicable’ in nomination papers.
‘If a candidate leaves the column blank, the Returning Officer should be allowed to reject the nomination paper,’ advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for the EC, submitted before a bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
She said leaving the column blank confers suppression of facts by the candidates.
The EC said providing no information and keeping the column blank stands on a different footing by writing either ‘nil’ or ‘not applicable’ in nomination papers.
‘If a candidate leaves the column blank, the Returning Officer should be allowed to reject the nomination paper,’ advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for the EC, submitted before a bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
She said leaving the column blank confers suppression of facts by the candidates.
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