independents who challenged the rejection of their nominations in the current electoral process by the election commission.
Three BJP candidates from Warnagal district alone filed three separate petitions saying that the EC has rejected their nominations even for minor technical errors while ignoring similar errors committed by the ruling party.
Anantha Udaybhaskar, a Congress rebel from Rampachodavaram of East Godavari questioned the rejection of his nomination by the EC on the ground that he does not belong to an ST caste. "The matter is still under examination by the HC and even before a decision is out from the HC, the EC rejected my nomination in an illegal way," he said.
K Sarada Reddy of Musheerabad constituency, who is contesting on behalf of United Women Front, is aggrieved by the EC decision because the same authorities had approved her candidature during scrutiny but later rejected the same saying that she did not sign on a form.
K Ravinder Rao of Parakala in Warangal district who is contesting from Lok Satta filed his petition challenging the EC's rejection of his nomination.
One of the ten proposers did not sign on his papers and he says that it can be ignored.
The counsel for EC S Niranjan Reddy told the court that once the election process is set in motion, the courts cannot interfere in this process.
The division bench comprising Justice V Eswaraiah and PV Sanjay Kumar said it would deliver its order on Thursday.
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