The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav’s petition challenging the Returning Officer’s decision to reject his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. The RO had rejected his papers citing discrepancies. AdvertisingThe apex court Wednesday had ordered the Election Commission to “examine the plea again and revert”. Supreme Court declines to entertain ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea for bail. Yadav was sacked from the Border Security Force after a video of him complaining about the quality of food provided to security personnel went viral on social media in 2017.

Source: Indian Express May 09, 2019 06:52 UTC