Mangalore, April 17: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by DK district unit of BJP challenging election of Gulzaar Banu of the Congress as Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation.
In its ruling, the court directed the petitioners, if they so wish, to approach the district and sessions court and file an election petition within two weeks.
It also directed the lower court to dispose of the same within two months, by holding hearings on a daily basis, if needed.
The BJP had approached the High Court challenging the procedure followed by MV Jayanti, the returning officer during the Mangalore Mayoral elections, who had rejected the nomination of BJP's Roopa D Bangera resulting in Congress candidate Gulzar Banu winning the Mayor's post.
Ms. Jayanthi had rejected the nomination of Ms Bangera as she had failed to submit her caste certificate in the right pattern on time. Since the BJP had not fielded a dummy candidate, Ms. Banu was chosen Mayor of Mangalore unopposed.
The BJP had also accused Ms. Jayanthi of deviating from the legal norms and hence challenged her decision in the High Court.
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