Summary:
Interestingly, the minister is trying tooth and nail to stall the proceedings in the election petition of Rathod fearing that he might lose the case. The apex court too rebuked the minister after which he had to withdraw the petition on Monday. State education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama was in for a rude shock on Tuesday after the Gujarat High Court took him to task for trying to question the credibility and impartiality of the court occupied with the trial of an election petition filed by rival Congress candidate Ashwin Rathod challenging his assembly poll win. Following the criticism, senior advocate Shalin Mehta, appearing for Chudasama, sought the court's permission to retire from the matter. Notably, the minister had moved a plea before the Supreme Court alleging that he is not getting a fair trial in the case leveling allegations against Justice Upadhyay..