Congress Turns to Supreme Court Over Disqualified Rajya Sabha Nomination

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the party before Justices PK Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar, pressed for an immediate intervention or a clear interim directive to rectify what he described as a biased process. Singhvi argued that the Returning Officer’s justification lacks legal standing, noting that Natarajan has only received a summons rather than facing formal criminal charges.

The Congress leadership maintains that the rejection of the Madhya Pradesh representative’s nomination was grounded in procedural prejudice. With the court set to hear the matter imminently, the party is seeking a swift reversal of the disqualification to ensure Natarajan remains in the running for the parliamentary seat.