Dismissed
Neeraj Salhotra v. Vinod Khanna
Punjab & Haryana HCEP/3/2014
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This important election petition was filed to set aside an election. However, it was informed to the Court that the respondent, the elected member, had expired. The Court directed the office to comply with statutory procedure regarding notice publication. Since no application was filed to substitute a new opponent within 14 days, the petition was disposed of as having abated.
What did the court decide?
The election petition stands disposed of having abated due to the death of the respondent and absence of a substitute opponent within the prescribed period.