Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 28: The High Court today dismissed petition challenging election of National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar to erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
PDP leader Khursheed Alam had challenged Sagar’s election and sought a direction to declare him as an elected candidate for Khanyar Assembly constituency.
Sagar’s counsel prayed for dismissal of the election petition on the ground that the same has become infructuous with the afflux of time and changed circumstances, i.e. abrogation of Article 370 and creation of Jammu and Kashmir as Union Territory besides Ladakh. Alam’s counsel admitted the same.
Justice Sindhu Sharma recorded in an order while dismissing the plea of Alam. “In view of the above, this petition has been rendered infructuous as the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly stands dissolved and is, accordingly, dismissed,” the court said.
Alam had approached the court to declare the election to the Khanyar Assembly as null and void as bogus votes had been drawn to defeat him.
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