New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea of an NGO seeking quashing of the nomination paper of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the ground of "illegalities" in his affidavit filed before the poll panel in the 2013 Assembly election.
A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed NGO Maulik Bharat Trust to approach a magisterial court for the remedy.
"Whatever relief you (NGO) are seeking from this court cannot be granted in this PIL," the bench said, adding, "You can approach the magisterial court as the high court is not the appropriate forum."
It further said, "As per the apex court judgment, High Court cannot hear PIL on election."
"In the affidavit submitted to Election Commission at the time of filing of nomination he submitted the wrong detail of his Indirapuram plot. He also undervalued the cost of his property and mentioned its market value at Rs 55 lakh. Present fair market value of the property is approximately Rs 2.4 crore...," the PIL said.
A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed NGO Maulik Bharat Trust to approach a magisterial court for the remedy.
"Whatever relief you (NGO) are seeking from this court cannot be granted in this PIL," the bench said, adding, "You can approach the magisterial court as the high court is not the appropriate forum."
It further said, "As per the apex court judgment, High Court cannot hear PIL on election."
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"In the affidavit submitted to Election Commission at the time of filing of nomination he submitted the wrong detail of his Indirapuram plot. He also undervalued the cost of his property and mentioned its market value at Rs 55 lakh. Present fair market value of the property is approximately Rs 2.4 crore...," the PIL said.
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