5(11)

5(11)(i) On the day following the last day fixed for filing nomination papers, the nomination papers shall be scrutinised by the employer in the presence of the candidates and the attesting persons and those nominations which are not valid shall be rejected. (ii) A nomination paper shall be held to be not valid under clause (i), if–

5(11)(a) the candidate nominated is ineligible for being a candidate under sub-rule (7); or

5(11)(b) the requirements of sub-rule (10) have not been complied with: Provided that where a candidate or an attesting person is not able to be present at the time of scrutiny, the candidate may send a duly authorised nominee for this purpose.