(a) dismissing the election petition; or
(b) declaring the election or nominations of all or any of the returned candidates to be void; or
(c) declaring the election or nominations of all or any of the returned candidates to be void and the petitioner and any other candidate to have been duly elected or nominations.
(a) that in fact the petition or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes; or
(b) that but for the votes obtained by the returned candidate the petitioner or such other candidate would have obtained a majority of the valid votes,
(a) where any charge is made in the petition of any corrupt practice having been committed at the election or nominations, recording-
(i) a finding whether any corrupt practice has or has not been proved to have been committed at the election or nominations, and the nature of that corrupt practice; and
(ii) the name of all persons, if any, who have been proved at the trial to have been guilty of any corrupt practice and the nature of that practice; and
(b) fixing the total amount of costs payable, and specifying the person by and to whom costs shall be paid :
(a) he has been given notice to appear before the Court and show-cause why he should not be so named; and
(b) if he appears in pursuance of the notice, he has been given an opportunity of cross-examining any witness who has already been examined by the Court and has given evidence against him, of calling evidence in his defence and of being heard.
Section 441D • The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956
441D. Decision of election petition.
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Section 441D
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