New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the opinion of the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking to declare nomination papers of any candidate contesting election from more than one constituency as null and void.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice N V Ramana issued notices to the Centre and the EC on the petition filed by an advocate.
“Issue a direction that Section 70 of the Representation of Peoples Act is ultra vires to the Constitution of India, issue a direction to the Election Commission to ask candidates to file affidavit to the effect that they are not contesting from any other constituency failing which their nomination may be rejected,” the petition, filed by advocate H K Naik, said.