Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Ujjal Bhuyan on Monday adjourned to October 20 the petition challenging the election of TRS candidate B.B. Patil from Zaheerabad Lok Sabha seat. The petition was filed by Congress nominee K. Madan Mohan Rao, who lost to Mr. Patil in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Hearing of the election petition was taken up by the Chief Justice after the Supreme Court remanded back the matter to Telangana High Court having heard the plea filed by Mr. Rao challenging the single judge order over his election petition. Initially, the Congress nominee filed the Election Petition questioning the election of Mr. Patil.
He stated that a criminal case was pending in Jharkhand against Mr. Patil but the latter in his election affidavit did not disclose it to the Election Commission while filing nomination papers. A single judge of the HC, who heard the election petition, rejected it.
