Qualification of electors
Section 28 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with qualification of electors. Every person who, on such date as may be fixed by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette here in after in this section referred to as the qualifying date, is not less than eighteen years of age and who has resided in the cantonment for a period of not less than The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) Every person who, on such date as may be fixed by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette here in after in this section referred to as the qualifying date, is not less than eighteen years of age and who has resided in the cantonment for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the qualifying date shall, if not otherwise disqualified, be entitled to be enrolled as an elector.
"Explanation".--When any place is declared a cantonment for the first time, or when any local area is first included in a cantonment, residence in the place or area comprising the cantonment on the aforesaid date shall be deemed to be residence in the cantonment for the purposes of this sub-section.
(2) A person notwithstanding that he is otherwise qualified, shall not be entitled to be enrolled as an elector if he on the qualifying date--
(i) is not a citizen of India, or
(ii) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind, or
(iii) is an undischarged insolvent, or
(iv) has been sentenced by a Criminal Court to imprisonment for a term exceeding two years for an offence which is declared by the Central Government to be such as to unfit him to become an elector or has been sentenced by a Criminal Court for any offence under Chapter IXA of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860):
Provided that any disqualification incurred by a person under clause (iv) shall terminate on the lapse of three years from the expiry of the sentence or order.
(3) If any person having been enrolled as an elector in any electoral roll subsequently becomes subject to any of the disqualifications referred to in sub-section (2), his name shall be removed from the electoral roll unless, in the case referred to in clause (iv), the disqualification is removed by the Central Government.
Section 28, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Judgments citing this section
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… The learned Single Judge has opined that on conjoint reading of Rule 9 and Rule 10, it mandates preparation of voters list only of persons occupying houses which have been recognized by the Cantonment Board as legal by allotting house numbers. Before the learned Single Judge, reliance was placed on Section 28 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (for brevity "Act of 2006") to contend that exclusion of persons from the voters list merely because they were occupying illegal structures/houses, was not envisaged by the said provision. This contention has been negatived by the learned Single Judge in the light of observations made by …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 28
What does Section 28 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 28 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Qualification of electors". Every person who, on such date as may be fixed by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette here in after in this section referred to as the qualifying date, is not less than eighteen years of age and who has resided in the cantonment for a period of not less than
How do I find court cases under Section 28 of the Cantonments Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Cantonments Act 2006 28, section 28 Cantonments Act 2006, section 28 of the Cantonments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 28 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Cantonment Electoral Rules, 2007 (2007).
When did Section 28 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 28 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 28, came into force on 18 Dec 2006, having been enacted on 13 Sep 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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