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(2.) It may be noted that Section 86(1) is not attracted if there is non-compliance of Section 83 of the ROPA and so on the ground of non-compliance of Section 83, the petition under Section 86 of the ROPA cannot be dismissed. The Supreme Court: has in the case of Manohar Joshi v. Nitin Bhaurao Patel (1996) 1 SCC 169, held that Section 86 being in the nature of a penal provision, the same has to be construed strictly confirmed to its plain language. Section 86 empowers the High Court to dismiss an election petition at the threshold if it does not comply with the provision of Section 81 or Section 82 or Section 117 of the ROPA. The patent defects evident on a bare examination of the election petition as presented are to be considered. If the ground of non-compliance of Section 83 is considered to be the ground envisaged by Section 86 it would amount to misreading Section 86. It may however be noted that in the case of Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi v. Jagdish Prasad Thada 1990 Supp, SCC 248 = AIR 1990 S.C. 1731, it is made clear that even if. there is no mention about Section 83 in Section 86, Order 7 Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code can be applied to dismiss the petition not disclosing a cause, of action. For the present, therefore. I will confine to Section 86(1) and Section 81 of the ROPA. while dealing with the rival submissions on Order 7 Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code, requirements of Section 83 can be taken into account.
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