Acceptance of nomination papers

Nomination Form contained details of properties owned by respondent and if any omission was found in the nomination papers, same could not be considered as a concealment on the part of respondent, when details had been disclosed through annexures

If any omission was found, it could be corrected at the time of scrutiny or even thereafter, if required

Where Nomination Form provided insufficient space, the candidate was allowed to use separate sheets

Respondent had categorically stated that neither he had obtained nationality of any other country nor he intended to do so

Respondent was a green card holder but holding of green card being not a nationality

Impugned order being within four corners of law, appeal was dismissed.

Appellant impugned acceptance of respondent's nomination papers on the ground that the respondent had in election held in the year 1996 declared himself to have passed the intermediate level of education, however, he had in the current year, declared himself to be Matriculate, and was therefore not sagacious, righteous, honest and ameen in view of Art.62(1)(f) of the Constitution

Validity

Appellant had been unable to show any declaration/ conviction/order of any court of law against the respondent in relation to the allegations that had been levelled against him

Appellant had also been unable to show that the Retuning Officer had passed an order by exercise of excess jurisdiction or that the same was perverse

Appeal was dismissed, in circumstances.