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Section 33(7) RP Act | No Judicial Mandate for Bye-Election Cost Affidavits from Multi-Seat Candidates : Madras HC
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Section 33(7) RP Act | No Judicial Mandate for Bye-Election Cost Affidavits from Multi-Seat Candidates : Madras HC

Madras High Court rules that imposing affidavit requirements on multi-seat candidates to cover bye-election costs exceeds judicial authority, as such reforms require legislative action. The judgment underscores judicial restraint in electoral law, leaving financial burdens of bye-elections to statutory amendments rather than PIL-driven mandates.