The petitioner was advised by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S C Sharma to contact the relevant authorities in order to get their dispute resolved.
Digital Desk: The request to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the elections on the grounds that he made hate speech and broke the Model Code of Conduct during his campaigning was turned down by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The petitioner was advised by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S C Sharma to contact the relevant authorities in order to get their dispute resolved.
"Have you contacted authorities? You must first seek the authorities for a writ of mandamus," the bench said.
The plea was withdrawn by the petitioner, and the case was dismissed as withdrawn. Under the Representation of People Act, Fatima filed a case with the top court through lawyer Anand S. Jondhale, asking for the Election Commission to order Modi's disqualification from elections for six years.
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