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wherein the 1st Respondent has “partially rescinded the notification
No.1389, dated 19th March 2019 in so far as it relates to calling upon
the said 8-Vellore parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu to elect a
member to the Lok Sabha...” Annexure to the Impugned Notification
elaborates the proceedings of the Election Commission of India, dated
14.04.2019, clearly detailing the history and timeline, relating to the
seizures of the alleged undeclared monies.
11.
It is the further case of the petitioner that though the
Election Commission has got adequate materials to take action, against
the accused candidate in accordance with law, the Commission has
instead
decided
to
recommend
to
the
President
of
India
to
rescind/cancel the 8-Vellore Parliamentary Constituency Election in
Tamil Nadu. In the present case, the Election Commission has prevented
the alleged corrupt practice from being carried out by seizing the
undeclared monies. In fact, as mentioned in Paragraph 19 of the
Proceedings, the DGIT (Inv.) himself notes that:
"... The unpackaged Portion of the cash and unused
labels, which were also seized clearly indicate that the
candidate was making preparations (Emphasis added) to
cover all the target voters in the said parliamentary
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constituency."