Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC Order on Discrepancies in Devendra Fadnavis' Election Affidavit
The two cases, which Fadnavis allegedly did not disclose before the polling body, date back to the 90s' when he was actively working as an onground worker of the BJP and its ideological parent - the RSS. The two cases of alleged cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998. The charges, however, were not framed in either of them.
New Delhi, October 1: In a major setback to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Bombay High Court which granted relief to him in a case linked to discrepancies in poll affidavit. The Bombay HC had, in December 2018, dismissed a petition which sought annulment of Fadnavis' election to the state assembly as he had allegedly resorted to non-disclosure of pending criminal cases. Maharashtra CM's Wife Amruta Fadnavis Calls PM Narendra Modi 'Father of Country' to Wish Him Happy Birthday.
Fadnavis, as per the plea, had not revealed details about the two pending criminal cases. The failure to furnish details of crime amounts to violation of the poll code, alleged petitioner Satish Ukey as he demanded the annulment of Fadnavis' election to the Maharashtra Assembly.
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Ukey had moved the Supreme Court after his plea was turned down by the Bombay HC. His petition, seeking consideration of his case, was heard to by the bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi in July this year.
On July 23, the top court, while reserving the verdict, had said that the alleged "omission" by Fadnavis of not disclosing information about two criminal cases in his election affidavit in the 2014 assembly polls may be decided in the trial.
The two cases, which Fadnavis allegedly did not disclose before the polling body, date back to the 90s' when he was actively working as an onground worker of the BJP and its ideological parent - the RSS. The two cases of alleged cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998. The charges, however, were not framed in either of them.
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