Q. Consider the following statements regarding Election dispute.
1. Only the parliament can establish Tribunals for the adjudication of election disputes.
2. An appeal from such a tribunal lies directly to Supreme Court and not to high court.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. Article 323 B empowers the parliament or State legislature to establish a Tribunal for the adjudication of election disputes.
Statement 2 is incorrect. In Chandra Kumar case, The Supreme court declared that if any time an election tribunal is established, an appeal from its decision lies to the High court.
