The Supreme Court dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's plea challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh, citing a settled principle that election disputes cannot be entertained after the poll process begins.
The Supreme Court of India indicated it typically does not intervene in cases of rejected election nominations before elections, suggesting remedies should be sought through election law post-rejection. This stance came during a hearing of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's plea against the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination in Madhya Pradesh due to alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case.
The Supreme Court dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's plea challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination, directing her to seek remedy from the Election Commission. The rejection, due to alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case, led to the BJP winning all three vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.
Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan has approached the Supreme Court after her nomination papers for the Madhya Pradesh elections were rejected. The SC will hear her plea but refused to stay results. BJP had objected to her nomination citing a pending case.
