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With the court refusing to "delve" into the matter as the by-election is scheduled for tomorrow, the petitioner withdrew his plea which was "dismissed as withdrawn".
The court, however, directed the commission to look into the representation given by the petitioner on December 7, alleging widespread corrupt practices in connection with the bypoll, and to dispose it of within four weeks.
The petitioner, J M Rafi, had sought directions to the EC to reconsider holding of the bypoll in R K Nagar on December 21 in view of the complaints of widespread corrupt practices in connection with the election.
in his plea filed through advocates Astha Tyagi and C Kannan, he had also asked for a CBI probe into the complaints.
Rafi, a member of some local religious group, had also sought directions to the poll panel to decide his representation of December 7.
The court, however, directed the commission to look into the representation given by the petitioner on December 7, alleging widespread corrupt practices in connection with the bypoll, and to dispose it of within four weeks.
The petitioner, J M Rafi, had sought directions to the EC to reconsider holding of the bypoll in R K Nagar on December 21 in view of the complaints of widespread corrupt practices in connection with the election.
in his plea filed through advocates Astha Tyagi and C Kannan, he had also asked for a CBI probe into the complaints.
Rafi, a member of some local religious group, had also sought directions to the poll panel to decide his representation of December 7.
