#corrupt practices

Rajasthan High Court holds that technical irregularities in a candidate’s Form-26 affidavit, absent evidence of corrupt practice, cannot void an election under Section 100 of the Representation of the People Act. The ruling reinforces judicial restraint in election disputes, protecting electoral outcomes from procedural hyper-technicalities.

Meghalaya High Court upholds blacklisting of contractor for corrupt practices revealed in its own ledger entries, affirming state's duty to protect public funds and enforce contractual integrity.