JAMAL UDDIN AHMAD vs ABU SALEH NAJMUDDIN

The Supreme Court ruled that the presentation of election petitions under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 must be made to the Designated Election Judge or the Chief Justice of the High Court, and not to the Stamp Reporter. The Court held that the objections raised regarding the maintainability of the election petitions were without merit, affirming the lower court's decision to overrule the preliminary objections. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, reinforcing the procedural requirements for election petitions.