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Which Amendment Act is associated with the trial of election petitions by the High Courts?
Which Amendment Act is associated with the trial of election petitions by the High Courts?
- The Twenty-First Amendment Act of 1969
- The Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 (correct)
- The Eighteenth Amendment Act of 1965
- The Twentieth Amendment Act of 1967
What did the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 change regarding election petitions?
What did the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 change regarding election petitions?
- It provided for their trial by High Courts instead of Election Tribunals. (correct)
- It transferred their trial from High Courts to Election Tribunals.
- It mandated that they be decided by Election Tribunals.
- It allowed them to be tried by District Courts.
Prior to the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966, which bodies were responsible for deciding election petitions?
Prior to the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966, which bodies were responsible for deciding election petitions?
- Supreme Courts
- High Courts
- Parliamentary Committees
- Election Tribunals (correct)
Which Act's provisions were modified by the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 concerning election petitions?
Which Act's provisions were modified by the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 concerning election petitions?
What was a key purpose of the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 in electoral processes?
What was a key purpose of the Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 in electoral processes?
Flashcards
Election Petition
Election Petition
A legal document challenging the outcome of an election.
Election Tribunal
Election Tribunal
A court specifically set up to hear and decide election related disputes.
RPA 1951
RPA 1951
The Representation of the People Act, 1951.
19th Amendment Act
19th Amendment Act
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High Courts decide election disputes?
High Courts decide election disputes?
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Study Notes
Constitutional Amendment Act for Election Petitions
- The Nineteenth Amendment Act of 1966 amended the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- This amendment transferred the responsibility for election petition trials from Election Tribunals to High Courts.
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