The Samajwadi Party had fielded former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav from Varanasi -- against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday intervened in the matter of rejection of Tej Bahadur Yadav's nomination from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
The Samajwadi Party had fielded former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav from Varanasi -- against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The top court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine by Thursday (May 9) the plea filed by Yadav.
Tej Bahadur Yadav approached the Supreme Court on Monday (May 6).
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the counsel for EC to seek instructions and apprise it by Thursday.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Yadav, referred to an earlier verdict to the court and said election petitions can be filed during the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct.
Yadav, who was dismissed in 2017 after he posted a video online complaining about the food served to troops, was fielded by the Samajwadi Party as its candidate from the Varanasi seat.
Yadav, in his plea, termed the decision of the poll panel discriminatory and unreasonable and said it should be set aside.
The SP had initially fielded Shalini Yadav as its candidate to contest against Modi and later nominated the sacked BSF jawan.
Election in Varanasi is slated to take place in the last phase of seven-phased Lok Sabha elections on May 19. The counting of votes will begin on May 23.
