The court held that that
the respondent’s case was sufficiently pleaded.
The appellant responded to it. Both parties
called evidence on it upon which the court
based its decision. That the certificates relied
upon by the NCHE were false and unauthentic.
That the court has power to hear and determine
a petition where it is alleged that a person was
not qualified for election on the grounds that
the papers he presented in order to obtain a
certificate of equivalence for nomination
purposes were not valid. The allegation, if
proved to the satisfaction of the court, would
go to the very root of the process leading to his
nomination and subsequent election. It is a
legitimate question that the Court must inquire
into.