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Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court dismisses plea to disqualify Virudhunagar Congress candidate Manickam Tagore
The judges observed that the petition appeared to have been filed for publicity only, as a complaint had already been lodged with the police and ECI over Mr. Tagore’s alleged violation of the MCC; courts could not be treated as a “post office”, they said
April 22, 2024 01:10 pm | Updated 01:24 pm IST – CHENNAI
The Congress candidate for the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency, B. Manickam Tagore | Photo Credit: MOORTHY G
The Madras High Court on Monday, April 22, 2024, dismissed a writ petition filed by BJP’s Virudhunagar IT-wing district president C. Selvakumar, seeking a direction to Election Commission of India (ECI) to disqualify Congress candidate B. Manickam Tagore for having allegedly violated the model code of conduct.
The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad observed that the petition appeared to have been filed only for publicity purposes, though the ECI as well as the local police were already seized of the matter on the basis of complaints lodged by the writ petitioner.
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Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court dismisses plea to disqualify Virudhunagar Congress candidate Manickam Tagore
The judges observed that the petition appeared to have been filed for publicity only, as a complaint had already been lodged with the police and ECI over Mr. Tagore’s alleged violation of the MCC; courts could not be treated as a “post office”, they said
April 22, 2024 01:10 pm | Updated 01:24 pm IST – CHENNAI
The Congress candidate for the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency, B. Manickam Tagore | Photo Credit: MOORTHY G
The Madras High Court on Monday, April 22, 2024, dismissed a writ petition filed by BJP’s Virudhunagar IT-wing district president C. Selvakumar, seeking a direction to Election Commission of India (ECI) to disqualify Congress candidate B. Manickam Tagore for having allegedly violated the model code of conduct.
The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad observed that the petition appeared to have been filed only for publicity purposes, though the ECI as well as the local police were already seized of the matter on the basis of complaints lodged by the writ petitioner.
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