HC notice to CM, 13 others on election petition by Doon woman

  • | Saturday | 22nd April, 2017

NAINITAl: The Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday issued notice to chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and 13 others, including the central government and the Election Commission.The notice was issued following an election petition was filed before the court by a woman, Hema Purohit, a resident of Dehradun, who had submitted her nomination as an Independent candidate from the Doiwala assembly constituency — from where chief minister Rawat is the incumbent MLA — in the recently-concluded elections, which was dismissed by the returning officer.Purohit alleged that the returning officer had dismissed her nomination on frivolous grounds after which the court issued notices to the persons named in her election petition.The petitioner also requested the court to take action against the returning officer.The court has asked them to submit their reply till May 29.

NAINITAl: The Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday issued notice to chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and 13 others, including the central government and the Election Commission.The notice was issued following an election petition was filed before the court by a woman, Hema Purohit, a resident of Dehradun, who had submitted her nomination as an Independent candidate from the Doiwala assembly constituency — from where chief minister Rawat is the incumbent MLA — in the recently-concluded elections, which was dismissed by the returning officer.Purohit alleged that the returning officer had dismissed her nomination on frivolous grounds after which the court issued notices to the persons named in her election petition.The petitioner also requested the court to take action against the returning officer.The court has asked them to submit their reply till May 29.

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