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1n regard to suits shall in so far as It may be applica.b19, be followed in the hearing of election petitions by the District Judge: Provic-ed that - (a) two or more pereone whoee election is called in question may be made respondents to the same pet it ion and their case may be tried at the same time, and any two or more election petitions may .be heard toqether: but so far' as is consistent with such joint trail of hearing. the petition shall .be deemed' to the a seperate petition c~gamst each reepondent , t b) tr.e District Judge f3hall not be required to record or have recorded the evidence in full. but shall make a memorandum of the evidence sufficient in his opinion for the purpose of decidina the case; (c) 1he District Judge,may. at any stage of the proce-edanua. require d,e petitioner to give eecur i ty or furhter security for the payment of all peyme.nt of all costs iJ}curred or likely to be mcurre-d by any ~esponder~t: and (d) the District ludg'(; for the purpose of decidinq e nv iesue,shall only be bound to :require the product of or to recea ve such evi dence • oral or documer.t.arv as he 'may cor sider necessary. (2) I,n order for the peveent of costs .or an order tot the realization of security bond for costs pa£i8ed .by the District judge shall be executed in the same manner as if the amount to be recovered was an arrear ct land revenue. I