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The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

Election Petition

In force Act 14 of 1994 As on 21 Oct 2026

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Act 14 of 1994 Cited by 3 provisions

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Section 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 deals with election Petition. No election to fill a seat or seats in a Panchayat shall be called in question except by an election petition prescribed on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 20 and section 21 to such authority as may be prescribed, by any candidate at such election or by any voter q

(1) No election to fill a seat or seats in a Panchayat shall be called in question except by an election petition prescribed on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 20 and section 21 to such authority as may be prescribed, by any candidate at such election or by any voter qualified to vote at such election together with a deposit of five hundred rupees as security for costs, within thirty days from, but not earlier than, the date of declaration of the result of the election of the returned candidate at the election, and if the dates of declaration of the results of their election are different, the last of these dates.

(2) A petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition,- (a) where the petitioner, in addition to claiming a declaration that the election of all or any of the returned candidates is void, claims a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected, all the contesting candidates other than the petitioner, and where no such further declaration is claimed, all the returned candidates; and (b) any other candidates against whom allegations of any corrupt practice are made in the petition.

(3) Every election petition shall be accompanied by as many copies thereof as there are respondents mentioned in the petition and every such copy shall be attested by the petitioner under his own signature to be a true copy of the petition.

Explanation :- The expression "returned candidate" means candidate who has been declared as duly elected.

Section 16, The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act 14 of 1994).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 20 Grounds for declaring election to be void
  2. s. 21

Referred to by 3

  1. s. 18 Trial of election petition
  2. s. 115 Appointment and control of employees
  3. s. 127 Application of certain sections relating to elections

Questions about Section 16

What does Section 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act deal with?

Section 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act is headed "Election Petition". No election to fill a seat or seats in a Panchayat shall be called in question except by an election petition prescribed on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 20 and section 21 to such authority as may be prescribed, by any candidate at such election or by any voter q

How do I find court cases under Section 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj 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: Goa Panchayat Raj Act 16, section 16 Goa Panchayat Raj Act, section 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj 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 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 20 (Grounds for declaring election to be void), section 21, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Goa Panchayat Raj Act enacted?

Goa Panchayat Raj Act was enacted in 1994 as Act 14 of 1994. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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