The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Election Commission (EC) has the jurisdiction and can enquire into complaints on paid news against a political leader if the expenditure incurred on it is not disclosed.
A bench headed by Justice A. K. Patnaik dismissed the plea of former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan challenging EC’s jurisdiction to enquire into such issues.
It directed EC to enquire into the complaint against Chavan within 45 days. The apex court passed the order on an appeal filed by Chavan challenging the Delhi high court verdict which had refused to grant any relief to Chavan on the issue of paid news. ..
Source: Hindi News
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