Bombay High Court Questions ECI’s 11AM Deadline On Nomination Submissions

Bombay High Court asked Election Commission of India (EC) to explain the grounds on which it rejected the nomination of a Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) candidate, who submitted his papers after 11 am on October 30. “We want to know how you arrived at this 11 am deadline. Why couldn’t it be, say, noon or even 1 pm? Working hours start at 11, so why impose that deadline?” the bench questioned.