The Supreme Court on May 14 declined to entertain a plea seeking to bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making hate speeches and violating the Model Code of Conduct during campaigning.
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A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S.C. Sharma asked the petitioner to approach the authorities concerned for the redressal of the grievance.
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“Have you approached authorities? For writ of mandamus you must approach the authorities first,” Justice Nath told advocate Anand S. Jondhale, appearing for petitioner Fatima.
The petition had sought a direction to the Election Commission to disqualify Prime Minister Modi from election for six years under the Representation of the People Act.