Gram Pradhan Election Challenge Cannot Be Dismissed Merely Due to Defect in Affidavit; Such Defect Can Be Cured: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has refused to dismiss an election petition filed against the election of a Gram Pradhan and has held that a defect in the supporting affidavit is a curable defect. The Court ruled that such a deficiency cannot by itself result in rejection of an election petition at the initial stage. The judgment was delivered by Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari in an election dispute arising from Gram…