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Section 15: Election petitions.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

(1) No election of a councillor *** shall be called in question except by an election petition presented to the court of the district judge of Delhi within fifteen days from the date of the publication of the result of the election under section 14.

[(2) An election petition calling in question any such election may be presented under any of the grounds specified in section 17 by any candidate at such election, by any elector of the ward concerned or by any councillor.]

(3) A petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition all the candidates at the election.

(4) An election petition—

(a) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies;

(b) shall, with sufficient particulars, set forth the ground or grounds on which the election is called in question; and

(c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the verification of pleadings.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section15
Marginal noteElection petitions.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • omitted. . The words "or an alderman" omitted by s. 22, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).

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