Section 225: Appeal against scrutiny order

225. Appeal against scrutiny order.—(1) A candidate or the objector may, within the time specified by the Commission, file an appeal against the decision of the Returning Officer rejecting or accepting a nomination paper to an Appellate Tribunal constituted for the constituency consisting of a person who is a District and Sessions Judge or an Additional District and Sessions Judge appointed by the Commission in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (2) An Appellate Tribunal shall summarily decide an appeal filed under sub-section (1) within such time as may be notified by the Commission and any order passed on the appeal shall be final. (3) If the Appellate Tribunal is not able to decide the appeal within the time fixed by the Commission under sub-section (2), the appeal shall abate and decision of the Returning Officer shall be final.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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