Section 149: Amendment of petition

149. Amendment of petition.—(1) The Election Tribunal may, at any time before the commencement of recording of evidence and upon such terms and on payment of such costs as it may direct, allow the petitioner to amend the election petition in such manner as may, in its opinion, be necessary for ensuring a fair and effective trial and for determining the real questions at issue but shall not permit raising of a new ground of challenge to the election through such amendment. (2) At any time during the trial of an election petition, the Election Tribunal may call upon the petitioner to deposit such further sum by way of security, in addition to the sum deposited under section 142 as it may deem fit and shall dismiss the election petition, if the petitioner fails to make the further deposit.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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