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SALEEM AKHTAR, J.---These petitions have been referred to this Bench on difference of opinion between the learned Judges of the Division Bench. First it was referred to a learned Single Judge who refused to hear on the ground that be has already expressed his opinion as a member of a Division' Bench on the point in another case and therefore, in view of Article 26 of the Letters Patent this case was referred to a Bench of two Judges instead of a Single Judge. When the difference of opinion arose two questions were framed namely:--

(1)   Whether the Returning Officers were entitled to reject the nomination paper on the ground that the names of the candidates were included in voters list after cut off date?