SC dismisses plea against Rahul's election from Wayanad in 2019 LS polls
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.
A bench of justices A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta rejected the petition filed by Saritha S Nair, who had moved the apex court against an October 31, 2019 decision of the Kerala High Court by which her election petitions challenging the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad and Ernakulam also were dismissed.
On November 2, 2020, Nair's plea challenging Gandhi's election was rejected by the top court for non-prosecution.
Later, an application seeking the restoration of the plea was filed in the apex court.
When the matter came up for hearing before the court on Friday, the bench allowed the application for restoration.
"The special leave petition is restored to its original number. Having heard counsel for the petitioner on merits, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order. The special leave petition is, accordingly, dismissed," the