The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission of India on a petition that elections should be conducted again in constituencies where the maximum votes polled are for None of the Above, or the NOTA option, Live Law reported.
The plea was filed by lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking directions that the Election Commission use its plenary power under Article 324 to nullify the result and conduct fresh polls in such a scenario. He also sought directions to restrict candidates who are fielded in the proposed invalidated election from contesting again.
Advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing for Upadhyay, told the court that he did not get any response from the statutory authorities in the case.
“If some political party with influence on people manages to get candidates rejected seats will remain unfilled in Parliament,” Chief Justice SA Bobde said. “It is a constitutional problem. If your argument is…
