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The appended Supreme Court Rules state that a presidential-election dispute petition could be filed within seven days of the declaration of results, served within three days, and answered within three days after service.
Evidence: rule 28(1)–(3); retained PDF physical p. 24
Why it matters
These deadlines show how quickly a presidential-election challenge was designed to move from filing to response under the archived Rules.
Evidence: rule 28(1)–(3); retained PDF physical p. 24
Open the key points and evidence
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The Act commenced on 23 June 2011 and made further provision for operation of the Supreme Court under Article 163(9).
Act heading, commencement and purpose; retained PDF physical p. 4 -
Section 12 required a dispute under Article 163(3)(a) to be submitted by petition and to follow the prescribed Rules.
section 12; retained PDF physical p. 7 -
Rule 28 allowed filing within seven days of the declaration of results, followed by three days for service and three days for the response.
rule 28(1)–(3); retained PDF physical p. 24 -
The petitioner also had seven days after filing to deposit security for costs under the Elections Act provision cited in the Rule.
rule 28(6); retained PDF physical p. 24
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