The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by a Communist Party of India candidate, seeking recounting of elections to the Madurai Corporation in 2022.
The Bench of Justice Aniruddh Bose and Justice Bela M. Trivedi passed the order on a petition filed by CPI candidate K. Muthu Sumathi, a candidate of Communist Party of India against the victory of AIADMK candidate K. Chokkayee by four votes as a Councillor in Madurai Corporation in 2022.
The petitioner alleged irregularities by erring officials, pointing out that the officials had declared AIADMK candidate as winner by four votes.
As per the petitioner, the Election Rules mandated two key obligations- handing over data which contained vote details to the candidate and providing a reasonable opportunity for raising grievances and requesting a recount of votes.
The petitioner contended that these obligations were not fulfilled.