Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com) 8 concerned candidate and not to countermand the elections as a whole. The said interpretation is further strengthened on a conjoint reading of the said provision with Sections 57, 58 & 58A of the RP Act, which expressly stipulate the only circumstances under which an election may be adjourned or countermanded. (vii) The abovesaid provisions clearly evidence that the legislature, in its wisdom, has envisaged countermanding or adjournment of elections only in such cases as law & order violations, natural disasters etc. While the incidence of corrupt practices has been recognized and remedied under Section 8A, the same stands expressly excluded as a ground for countermanding or adjournment under these provisions. In such circumstances, it is respectfully submitted that the RP Act does not permit countermanding or adjournment or elections in any manner, directly or indirectly, on account of 'corrupt practices' by any candidate. The statutory remedy in such cases is the disqualification of the candidate and not the cancellation of an election itself. (viii) It is also well-settled that Article 324 of the Constitution of India empowers the Election Commission to control the conduct of all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State. The limitation on this plenary character is only when the Parliament or the State Legislature has made a valid law relating to or in connection with the elections. In the instant case, http://www.judis.nic.in