Section 230:

230. Amendment to petition – Particulars – Amendment—One of the headings of the election petition averred generally that certain ballot papers were wrongly rejected on the ground of uncertainty and then specified those [Issue 1] CON – 228 Revised Laws of Mauritius which were meant for scrutiny. On an application for amendment of the petition so as to remove the restriction on the scope of the enquiry, and to extend such enquiry to other ballot papers rejected on the same ground. HELD the amendment proposed did not seek to introduce a fresh charge after the expiry of the statutory delay, and since there was a definite heading which could cover the additional cases, the amendment was receivable. Rajan v Dahal (1959).