The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the petition of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan. The returning officer had canceled the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha elections. The Congress leader had challenged this decision in the Supreme Court. The court heard his application today. The court said that we cannot interfere in this matter. Your petition is not worthy of hearing.
The Supreme Court said that under the rules in Form 26, it is mandatory to give information about criminal cases. Under Form 26, the candidate is required to give various information through an affidavit. It is not that only those cases have to be disclosed in which cognizance has been taken or charge sheet has been filed.
What did the Supreme Court say?
The Supreme Court said that this precedent was set by the court in the Punnu Swamy case. The court cannot interfere in the case of cancellation of nomination. The court said that the petition is not hearable. It is clear from the previous decision that the court cannot interfere when the election process starts. Writ petition cannot be filed once the election process begins. The demand for remedy can be made only through election petition. The Supreme Court has accepted the RO’s decision to cancel the nomination as correct.
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