The Supreme Court today issued a notice to businessman and media baron Subhash Chandra and Union Minister Birender Singh challenging their elections as Rajya Sabha members from Haryana during the June 11 polls to the upper house of Parliament.<br/><br/>The two-judge bench, headed by Justice Jasti Chelameshwar and also comprising Justice S Abdul Nazeer, issued notice to Chandra after hearing the petition filed by senior Supreme Court advocate RK Anand, who was his opponent in the election.<br/><br/>Anand contended that the official pen was removed from the polling area in a secret and dishonest manner in an effort to sabotage the elections.<br/><br/>On March 23, 2017, the Punjab High Court dismissed a petition challenging media baron Subhash Chandra's election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.<br/><br/>Last year, Chandra won the Rajya Sabha election from Haryana as an Independent candidate supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<br/><br/>Anand was seeking directions for the conduct of fresh elections to elect two members from Haryana. In the alternative, he sought directions to declare him the duly elected member of the Rajya Sabha from Haryana.