“We do not see how we can interfere with the merits of the orders passed by the Election Commission… we can’t go into the specifics of the allegations. The court on May 2 asked the poll panel to take action by May 6. The Election Commission then issued several clean chits to Modi and Shah, on complaints that had been pending for a month. In an additional affidavit filed in court this week, Dev argued that the poll panel had issued cryptic orders giving Modi and Shah a clean chit without citing reasons, which was in violation of Supreme Court orders. Agreeing with the contention, Justice Gogoi observed: “The Election Commission has rightly or wrongly passed the orders on complaints made by you.

Source: The Telegraph May 09, 2019 01:18 UTC