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SC reserves verdict on petition challenging Maharashtra CM's election

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today said the alleged omission by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of not disclosing information about two criminal cases in his election affidavit in 2014 assembly polls may be decided in a trial.<br />'' <br />'' A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, reserved verdict on an appeal filed by one Satish Ukey seeking prosecution of Fadanvis under the provisions of the Representation of People Act for failing to furnish details of two pending criminal cases in his election affidavit, in which the trial court had taken cognizance. <br />'' <br />'' The provision deals with the penalty for filing a false affidavit and says that if a candidate or his proposer fails to furnish or gives false or conceals any information in his nomination paper on issues like pending criminal cases then the person would be awarded six months jail term or fine or both. <br />'' <br />''The two cases of alleged cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998 but charges were not framed.</span>

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