Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi’s plea against Rajya Sabha poll results maintainable: Himachal HC
Abhishek Manu Singhvi had moved the court challenging the rules adopted during the elections that allowed the BJP’s Harsh Mahajan to win.
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The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday rejected Bharatiya Janata Party MP Harsh Mahajan’s objections to a petition by Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi challenging the outcome of the recent Rajya Sabha elections in the state, reported Bar and Bench.
On February 28, Singhvi lost the election to the Upper House of the Parliament to Mahajan. The Congress leader moved the High Court on April 6, challenging the returning officer’s decision to declare the winner of the polls through a draw of lots.
Mahajan had also approached the High Court, alleging that Singhvi had failed to disclose that he had agreed to the procedure.
On Monday, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua said that Singhvi’s petition did not deal with the aspect of consent.
“The case…is entirely different,” said Dua. “[Singhvi’s] case is that some other provisions of the RP Act 1951 [Representation of the People Act] were required to be applied and not the Rules, which were actually applied.”
At the time of the election, the Congress had 40 MLAs in the 68-member Assembly. The BJP had 25 seats while the remaining three members were independents. The Rajya Sabha election resulted in a tie with both candidates securing 34 votes.
After this, the names of Singhvi and Mahajan were written on separate slips and placed into a box,...
