Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The scrutiny of nomination papers received in the manner prescribed in paragraph 16, shall be made by the Shikshak Nirvachan Adhikari. (2) On the date fixed for the scrutiny of nominations under paragraph 14, the candidate or his proposer or any. other person, duly authorised in writing by the candidate, may be present at the time of scrutiny of nomination papers and the Shikshak Nirvachan Adhikari shall give him all reasonable facilities for examining any nomination paper. (3) The Shikshak Nirvachan Adhikari shall, after examining all nomination papers, record his decision thereon and decide all objections which may be made against any nomination and may, either on such objection or of his own motion, after such summary inquiry if any as is considered necessary, reject any nomination paper. (4) The nomination of any candidate shall not be rejected on the ground of any irregularity in respect of a nomination paper, if the candidate has been duly nominated by means of another nomination paper in respect of which no irregularity has been committed. (5) Immediately after the nomination papers have been scrutinised and decisions accepting or rejecting the same have been taken, the Shikshak Nirvachan Adhikari shall Prepare a list of candidates whose nominations are found to be valid, and cause it to be affixed to the notice boards in his office and in the offices of the Deputy Director of Education and the Regional Inspectresses of Girls Schools and the Inspector. A copy of the list shall also be sent to the Mukhya Shikshak Nirvachan Adhikari. (6) The decisions of the, Shikshak Nirvachan Adhikari shall be final in respect of the validity or otherwise of the nominations. Withdrawal of candidature