Section 109 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Withdrawal of election petitions

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Section 109: Withdrawal of election petitions

(1) An election petition may be withdrawn only by leave of the High Court. (2) Where an application for withdrawal is made under sub-section (1), notice thereof fixing a date for the hearing of the application shall be given to all other parties to the petition and shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Source: official text of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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