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Under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court has no inherent jurisdiction:

Election petitions are governed by the self-contained procedure of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, so the court has no inherent power under s.151 CPC "to restore…

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Under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court has no inherent jurisdiction:

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Election petitions are governed by the self-contained procedure of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, so the court has no inherent power under s.151 CPC "to restore an election petition dismissed for default".

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