The Gujarat High Court has admitted a revision plea against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for alleged breach of the election code-of-conduct by taking a selfie with the party symbol and briefing media in Ranip area of Ahmedabad on the last day of lok Sabha polls. The hearing on the case will be held on October 6.
The High Court, however, recalled its previous order of issuing 'Rule' in the selfie case following the State Government's statement that it would like to place various authorities to establish the lower court's decision of not accepting the demand to insert more charges against PM Modi for his alleged act was right.
Advocate General Kamal Trivedi told the court that Gujarat Government should be given a chance to be heard before admitting the application, following which Justice GR Udhwani recalled the court order. The State Government would argue its positions during the next hearing.
Nishant Varma, a former member of Arvind Kejriwal's political outfit Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), had filed the revision application after the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Ahmedabad rural court on May 11 junked his request for addition of charges against Modi. Varma had demanded to add more charges apart from Section 126 of the Representation of People Act as directed by the EC.
He wanted various provisions of IPC to be invoked against Modi. He first approached the Ranip police and then moved a court and challenged the closure report. Varma's plea was dismissed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate SR Singh and remarked that the Metropolitan Court had rightly upheld the closure report.
On holding a Press conference displaying BJP's symbol near polling booth on April 30, 2014, the Election Commission had asked the State Government to book then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for breaching poll code. later on a charge was framed against him.
Following the investigation, it gave clean chit to the former Gujarat Chief Minister.