Principle

ELECTORAL LAW — Substitution of Candidates — Interpretation of Section 34(2) — Reference to Section 34 without specifying subsection is inconsequential where reliefs invoke “cogent and verifiable reasons”

Area of law
ELECTION LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that a reference to Section 34 without specifying the subsection is inconsequential where the reliefs invoke "cogent and verifiable reasons," which appears only in subsection (2). The principle applies in election substitution cases. It ensures that claims are properly construed. The principle…

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