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Section 22: Hearing of Election Petition

Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916

[22. (1) An election petition not complying with the provisions of section 20 or upon which the requisite court fee has not been paid at the time of presentation or within such further time not exceeding fourteen days as the [District Judge] or the Civil Judge, as the case may be, may have granted, shall be rejected by such Judge.

[(2) An election petition not rejected under sub-section (1) shall be beard by the District Judge. ]

Where this provision sits

ActUttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
Section22
Marginal noteHearing of Election Petition
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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

  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 9 of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 11 of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1982.

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