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102Representation of the People Act, 1951(PART II.—Acts of Parliament)(a) any decision made by the returning officer under the provisions of this Act shall, in so far as itdetermines the question between those candidates, be effective also for the purposes of the petition; and(b) in so far as that question is not determined by such a decision 1 [the High Court] shall decide betweenthem by lot and proceed as if the one on whom the lot then falls had received an additional vote.2 [103. Communication of orders of the High Court.—The High Court shall, as soon as may be after theconclusion of the trial of an election petition, intimate the substance of the decision to the Election Commission and theSpeaker or Chairman, as the case may be, of the House of Parliament or of the State Legislature concerned and, as soon asmay be thereafter, shall send to the Election Commission an authenticated copy of the decision.]104. [Difference of opinion among the members of the Tribunal.] Rep. by the Representation of the People (SecondAmendment) Act, 1956 (27 of 1956), s. 57.105. [Orders of the Tribunal to be final and conclusive.] Rep. by s. 58, ibid.106. Transmission of order to the appropriate authority, etc., and its publication.—As soon as may be after thereceipt of any order made by 3 [the High Court] under section 98 or section 99, the Election Commission shall forwardcopies of the order to the appropriate authority and, in the case where such order relates to an election 4 *** to a House ofParliament or to an election to the House or a House of the Legislature of a State, also to the Speaker or Chairman, as thecase may be, of the House concerned and 5 [shall cause the order to be published—(a) where the order relates to an election to a House of Parliament, in the Gazette of India as well as in theOfficial Gazette of the State concerned; and(b) where the order relates to an election to the House or a House of the Legislature of the State, in theOfficial Gazette of the State.]6 [107. Effect of orders of the High Court.— 7 [(1) Subject to the provisions contained in Chapter IVA relating tothe stay of operation of an order of the High Court under section 98 or section 99, every such order shall take effect as soonas it is pronounced by the High Court.](2) Where by an order under section 98 the election of a returned candidate is declared to be void, acts andproceedings in which that returned candidate has, before the date thereof, participated as a member of Parliament or as amember of the Legislature of a State shall not be invalidated by reason of that order, nor shall such candidate besubjected to any liability or penalty on the ground of such participation.]CHAPTER IV.—Withdrawal and Abatement of Election Petitions108. [Withdrawal of petitions before appointment of Tribunal.] Rep. by the Representation of the People(Amendment) Act, 1966 (47 of 1966), s. 45._____________________________________________________________________________________1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 42, for "the Tribunal" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).2. Subs. by s. 43, ibid., for s. 103 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).3. Subs. by s. 44, ibid., for "the Tribunal " (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).4. The words and brackets "(other than a primary election)" omitted by Act 27 of 1956, s. 59.5. Subs. by s. 59, ibid., for certain words.6. Subs. by s. 60, ibid., for s. 107.7. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 44, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
103Court.Representation of the People Act, 1951(PART II.—Acts of Parliament)1 [109. Withdrawal of election petitions.—(1) An election petition may be withdrawn only by leave of the High(2) Where an application for withdrawal is made under sub-section (1), notice thereof fixing a date for the hearing ofthe application shall be given to all other parties to the petition and shall be published in the Official Gazette.110. Procedure for withdrawal of election petitions.—(1) If there are more petitioners than one, no application towithdraw an election petition shall be made except with the consent of all the petitioners.(2) No application for withdrawal shall be granted if, in the opinion of the High Court, such application has beeninduced by any bargain or consideration which ought not to be allowed.(3) If the application is granted—(a) the petitioner shall be ordered to pay the costs of the respondents theretofore incurred or suchportion thereof as the High Court may think fit;(b) the High Court shall direct that the notice of withdrawal shall be published in the Official Gazette and insuch other manner as it may specify and thereupon the notice shall be published accordingly;(c) a person who might himself have been a petitioner may, within fourteen days of such publication,apply to be substituted as petitioner in place of the party withdrawing, and upon compliance with the conditions, ifany, as to security, shall be entitled to be so substituted and to continue the proceedings upon such terms as theHigh Court may deem fit.]111. Report of withdrawal by the High Court to the Election Commission.—When an application forwithdrawal is granted by 2 [the High Court] and no person has been substituted as petitioner under clause (c) of sub-section(3) of section 110, in place of the party withdrawing, 2 [the High Court] shall report the fact to the Election Commission 3 [andthereupon the Election Commission shall publish the report in the Official Gazette].4 [112. Abatement of election petitions.—(1) An election petition shall abate only on the death of a sole petitioner orof the survivor of several petitioners.(2) Where an election petition abates under sub-section (1), the High Court shall cause the fact to be published in suchmanner as it may deem fit.(3) Any person who might himself have been a petitioner may, within fourteen days of such publication, apply to besubstituted as petitioner and upon compliance with the conditions, if any, as to security, shall be entitled to be sosubstituted and to continue the proceedings upon such terms as the High Court may deem fit.]116. Abatement or substitution on death of respondent.—If before the conclusion of the trial of an election petition,the sole respondent dies or gives notice that he does not intend to oppose the petition or any of the respondents dies or givessuch notice and there is no other respondent who is opposing the petition, 5 [the High Court] shall cause notice of such event tobe published in the Official Gazette, and thereupon any person who might have been a petitioner may, within fourteen daysof such publication, apply to be substituted in place of such respondent to oppose the petition, and shall be entitled tocontinue the proceedings upon such terms as 5 [the High Court] may think fit.____________________________________________________________________________________1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 46, for ss. 109 and 110 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).2. Subs. by s. 47, ibid., for "the Tribunal" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).3. Ins. by Act 27 of 1956, s. 61.4. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 48, for ss. 112 to 115 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).5. Subs. by s. 49, ibid., for "the Tribunal" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
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