Section 163: Death or withdrawal of respondent

163. Death or withdrawal of respondent.—If, before the conclusion of the trial of an election petition, a respondent dies or gives notice in the prescribed form that he does not intend to contest the petition, and no respondent remains to contest the petition, the Election Tribunal shall, without any further hearing, or after giving such person as it may think fit an opportunity of being heard, decide the case ex-parte.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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