Chandigarh Mayoral Polls: SC declares AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar mayor of Chandigarh

In a major victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the result of the recently conducted mayoral election in Chandigarh and declared its candidate Kuldeep Kumar as the validly elected Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. 

The top court also slammed the Returning Officer, Anil Masih, saying that he altered the election process in violation of law. 

The Supreme Court also issued a show cause notice to him over his alleged intervention in the mayoral polls. 

"A fit case is made out for the initiation of proceedings under Section 340 CrPC against Anil Masih, Returning Officer of Chandigarh Mayor poll,'' said the Supreme Court. It also directed the Registrar Judicial to issue a notice to him to show cause as to why steps should not be initiated against him.