Consider the following statements Statement I In India only the election tribunals are authorized to...........

Indian Political System(CSC) Electoral System

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: In India, only the election tribunals are authorized to hear election petitions.

Statement-II: The 19th Amendment of the Indian Constitution (1966) provided the High Court with the power to hear election petitions.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

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Explanation:

• An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election. To hear these petitions, prior to the 19th Amendment, India had a mechanism of Election Tribunals. The decision of such Election Tribunals would be final. Hence Statement I is not correct. • The Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966, abolished Election Tribunals in India and enabled the trial of election petitions by High Courts. Hence Statement II is correct.