The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday admitted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s petition challenging the election of BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram. The High Court directed that notice be served to Adhikari and other parties.
Justice Shampa Sarkar said that the case will be heard on August 12. She said that as per a report submitted to her by the High Court administration the election petition was filed in accordance with the Representation of the People Act.
Justice Sarkar directed the Election Commission to preserve all documents and reports related to the election in Nandigram.
The case was assigned to the bench of Justice Sarkar after Justice Kaushik Chanda rescued himself from hearing it.
(Published 14 July 2021, 09:51 IST)
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