Election Petition — Law Update

Election disputes must be decided within the statutory scheme
The High Court cannot exercise a power assigned to the President
A finding of corrupt practice and a statutory disqualification are distinct steps
Operative orders must be confined to lawful jurisdiction
Election petitions require precise application of the governing provisions
The expiry of an elected term does not erase every legal issue
Statutory forwarding of findings differs from directly imposing disqualification
Relief must track the grounds proved and the statute invoked
An election court must respect institutional allocation of statutory powers
The operative portion of a judgment must be legally sustainable