(1.) Heard Mr. K.P. Pathak, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. I. Kalita, learned counsel for the applicant. None appears on call for the opposite party. Parties to this application :
(2.) The applicant herein, namely, Karim Uddin Borbhuiya, is the returned candidate, whose election has been challenged by the opposite party herein, namely, Anamul Haque.
(3.) Hence, for the sake of convenience, in this order, the term "petitioner" will denote the "election petitioner" and the word "respondent" will denote the returned candidate. In the connected election petition, there is only one respondent.