A court here on Monday issued notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on a plea alleging non-disclosure of two criminal cases by him in an election affidavit.
The development came after the Supreme Court, on October 1, directed the magistrate’s court to go ahead with the application filed by city-based lawyer Satish Uke seeking initiation of criminal proceedings against Fadnavis in the matter.
The magistrate’s court on Monday said the case would be held as a summary criminal case, and issued notice to Fadnavis.
“Process (notice) is issued against accused (Fadnavis) for offence punishable under section 125A of Representation of People Act, 1951,” magistrate SD Mehta said in the order.
The Chief Minister has been given time till December 4 to respond to the notice.
Uke has contended that the BJP leader filed a false affidavit in 2014 by not disclosing two pending criminal cases against him.