On the basis of an appeal filed by Mumbai-based advocate Satish Ukey, the Supreme Court has reportedly issued a notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asking him why he did not mention two alleged criminal cases pending against him when he filed his affidavit for the 2014 assembly elections in the state.
According to Ukey, Fadnavis faced two criminal cases — one pertaining to forgery and the other relating to a criminal defamation suit. The advocate approached the apex court after his appeal was dismissed in the Bombay High Court, reported The Telegraph.
It is mandatory for a candidate contesting legislative and parliamentary elections to disclose whether any criminal charges have been framed against him/her by any court for offences that could lead to a jail term of two years or more under section 125A of the Representation of People Act, 1951.