By Express News Service
BENGALURU: In a major setback to JD(S), the Karnataka High Court on Friday declared the election of Prajwal Revanna as Member of Parliament of Hassan constituency as null and void for indulging in corrupt practices. Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) supremo HD Devegowda.
Justice K Natarajan pronounced the order which was reserved after a marathon hearing of the two petitions filed by BJP-defeated candidate A Manju and one Sri G Devarajegowda, a voter of the constituency, in 2019 questioning the election of Prajwal on April 18, 2019.
Even the court declined to declare the petitioner A Manju as a Returned Candidate, saying that he too indulged in corrupt practice.
The petitioners have challenged the election of Prajwal on the grounds of non-disclosure of assets and liabilities in the format prescribed by the Election Commission of India while filing nomination papers, which amounts to corrupt practice.
Speaking to TNIE, senior advocate Prameela Nesargi, representing one of the petitioners, said that Prajwal Revanna suppressed many details including the land he owned, bank accounts, director in a partnership firm, fixed deposits, excess expenditure, etc., in the affidavit filed along with the nomination paper, which amounts to corrupt practice and hence court declared his election as null and void.
Earlier, the election petition was dismissed by the Karnataka High Court on technical grounds. One of the petitioners moved the Supreme Court which directed the high court to conduct the trial.
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BENGALURU: In a major setback to JD(S), the Karnataka High Court on Friday declared the election of Prajwal Revanna as Member of Parliament of Hassan constituency as null and void for indulging in corrupt practices. Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) supremo HD Devegowda.
Justice K Natarajan pronounced the order which was reserved after a marathon hearing of the two petitions filed by BJP-defeated candidate A Manju and one Sri G Devarajegowda, a voter of the constituency, in 2019 questioning the election of Prajwal on April 18, 2019.
Even the court declined to declare the petitioner A Manju as a Returned Candidate, saying that he too indulged in corrupt practice. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
The petitioners have challenged the election of Prajwal on the grounds of non-disclosure of assets and liabilities in the format prescribed by the Election Commission of India while filing nomination papers, which amounts to corrupt practice.
Speaking to TNIE, senior advocate Prameela Nesargi, representing one of the petitioners, said that Prajwal Revanna suppressed many details including the land he owned, bank accounts, director in a partnership firm, fixed deposits, excess expenditure, etc., in the affidavit filed along with the nomination paper, which amounts to corrupt practice and hence court declared his election as null and void.
Earlier, the election petition was dismissed by the Karnataka High Court on technical grounds. One of the petitioners moved the Supreme Court which directed the high court to conduct the trial.
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