The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined urgent hearing to Patidar leader Hardik Patel’s plea against his conviction so that he can contest Lok Sabha polls. Hardik Patel, who had recently joined the Congress, had filed a plea in the top court challenging the Gujarat High Court ‘sorder rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. What is the urgency now?” the bench said while refusing to accord urgent hearing on the petition, news agency PTI reported. Hardik Patel moved the top court after his plea for stay was rejected by Gujarat High Court last week. Advocate Dharmesh Devani, who was representing the state government, said the high court accepted the fact that Patel had been a “lawbreaker” and so cannot contest an election.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2019 05:53 UTC