SC Dismisses Plea By Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav Against Rejection Of His Nomination From Varanasi
5 years, 8 months ago

SC Dismisses Plea By Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav Against Rejection Of His Nomination From Varanasi

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Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav against the dismissal of his nomination from Varanasi Loksabha constituency. "We don't find any merit to entertain this petition", said the bench headed by Chief Justice GogoiYadav, who was dismissed from Border Security Force in 2017 for allegedly making false complaints about food quality, had filed his. "We don't find any merit to entertain this petition", said the bench headed by Chief Justice Gogoi Yadav, who was dismissed from Border Security Force in 2017 for allegedly making false complaints about food quality, had filed his papers on April 29 as a candidate of the Samajwadi Party. "It seems the impugned decision has been taken keeping in mind the sensitivity of the contest in Varanasi Constituency and to give walkover to the candidate of the ruling party by disqualifying the Petitioner whose candidature was gaining momentum and was therefore also supported by the main opposition alliance of two major political parties in the state", the petition states, terming the rejection "arbitrary, erroneous and mala fide".

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