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PART VIII-CHALLENGE
OF ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
68. Petition for challenging election of President
(1) A petition presented
pursuant to clause (1) of article 64 of the Constitution
shall state-
(a) the full name and
address of the petitioner and of his counsel, if any,
which shall be an address for service;
(b) the grounds
for challenging the validity of the election;
(c) a statement of the
facts relied on to be verified by affidavit, and of the
law in support of the petition;
(d) the number of
witnesses to be called, if any; and by
(e) such other matters
as the Court may determine. (2) The petition shall be
filed with the Registrar.
69. Answer to petition
(1) The Attorney-General
and any other person upon whom a petition is served may
file with the Registrar, within twenty-one days of the
service, an answer to the petition which shall state-
(a) the grounds of
opposition to the petition;
(b) the facts relied
upon, verified by affidavit;
(c) the law in support
of the answer in opposition to the petition; and
(d) the number of
witnesses to be called, if any.
(2) The answer to the petition shall be filed with
the Registrar.
70. Evidence at hearing of petition
(1)
A party to the petition may at the hearing of the
petition with the leave of the Court call any witness.
(2) The Court may on its own motion call any
witness whose evidence is in the opinion of the Court,
likely to be relevant to the matter before the Court.
71 Announcement of decision
The Court shall at the
conclusion of the hearing of the petition deliver its
judgment and the Registrar shall within seven days of
the delivery of the judgment forward a copy of the
judgment to the Electoral Commission.
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