The Delhi High Court today issued notice in a plea challenging the election of BJP leader Dr. Harsh Vardhan as a Lok Sabha Member from New Delhi’s Chandni Chowk constituency..Notice was issued by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Navin Chawla in a plea by one Arun Kumar..Kumar claims to be a voter registered in the Chandni Chowk constituency..It is his grievance that Dr. Harsh Vardhan indulged in corrupt practice in terms of Section 123 of the Representation of Peoples Act by failing to disclose the true value of his wife’s residential flat in Dwarka, New Delhi while filing his nomination papers..It is claimed that the actual cost of the flat was around Rs. 70 lakh while Dr. Harsh Vardhan has stated the cost to be around Rs. 62 lakh in his nomination paper..The petitioner argues that this omission also violates the Supreme Court’s decision in Lok Prahari vs UOI (2015)..The petitioner contends that the non-disclosure of the true worth of the assets of Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s wife has unduly influenced the voters and impinged the process of free and fair elections..The petitioner was filed through advocate Dr. Surender Singh Hooda..The matter would be heard next on September 24..Image Courtesy: PTI
The Delhi High Court today issued notice in a plea challenging the election of BJP leader Dr. Harsh Vardhan as a Lok Sabha Member from New Delhi’s Chandni Chowk constituency..Notice was issued by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Navin Chawla in a plea by one Arun Kumar..Kumar claims to be a voter registered in the Chandni Chowk constituency..It is his grievance that Dr. Harsh Vardhan indulged in corrupt practice in terms of Section 123 of the Representation of Peoples Act by failing to disclose the true value of his wife’s residential flat in Dwarka, New Delhi while filing his nomination papers..It is claimed that the actual cost of the flat was around Rs. 70 lakh while Dr. Harsh Vardhan has stated the cost to be around Rs. 62 lakh in his nomination paper..The petitioner argues that this omission also violates the Supreme Court’s decision in Lok Prahari vs UOI (2015)..The petitioner contends that the non-disclosure of the true worth of the assets of Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s wife has unduly influenced the voters and impinged the process of free and fair elections..The petitioner was filed through advocate Dr. Surender Singh Hooda..The matter would be heard next on September 24..Image Courtesy: PTI
