In Brief
Tej Bahadur challenged his rejection as a candidate in an election and filed a petition claiming improper nomination rejection. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that under the Representation of the People Act, a person dismissed from service must submit a certificate proving non-dismissal for corruption or disloyalty to be validly nominated. Since Tej Bahadur lacked this certificate and was never a duly nominated candidate, he had no legal standing to file an election petition. Only candidates or electors can maintain such petitions. The Court upheld the statutory bar against invalid nominations.
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