Sanjay Raut has to explain his conduct, says SC while hearing plea over SIR
Sanjay Raut is one of the co-petitioners among the 13 petitioners in the plea filed by Rahul Gandhi
The Supreme Court of India has stated that Sanjay Raut, one of the co-petitioners in a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, must explain his conduct during the hearing. The court issued a notice to the Election Commission and its Chief Gyanesh Kumar regarding a plea by the Shiv Sena-UBT leader and 12 others over alleged SIR (Supplementary Voter List) irregularities.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi decided to entertain the plea provisionally on behalf of Mr. Raut, subject to his explanation of his conduct.
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