Election petitions require precise application of the governing provisions

The petition alleged corrupt practices under specified provisions of the Act. The High Court allowed part of the petition. It rejected the request to declare the election petitioner duly elected. It also made a disqualification direction. Different forms of relief depend on different statutory requirements. Courts must identify which provision authorises each remedy. The judgment reviewed the terms of the operative order. The statutory framework controlled the permissible relief. K.M. Shaji v. M. V. Nikesh Kumar & Ors. | 2026 INSC 111