(Anil R. Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel, JJ.)
Sameera Paikara ____________________________________ Appellant
v.
Amit Ajit Jogi (Amit Aishwarya Jogi) & Ors. __________ Respondent(s)
Civil Appeal Nos. 6-7 of 2016, decided on January 4, 2016
[Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 30442-43 of 2015]
The Judgement of the Court was delivered by
Anil R. Dave, J.:—
1. Leave granted.
2. Heard the learned counsel.
3. Upon considering the facts of the case, we are of the view that the following issue is required to be added :
“Whether respondent No. 1 was entitled to contest the Assembly election of the State, being American Citizen by birth?”
4. So far as other issues, which have been raised by the petitioner, are concerned, they have already been covered by the issues already raised.
5. The afore-stated issue shall be added to the issues already raised.
6. With the above directions, the appeals are disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs. Pending application, if any, stands disposed of.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).30442-30443/2015
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 18/08/2015 in EP No. 3/2014 and dated 09/09/2015 in IA No. 6/2015 in EP No. 3/2014 passed by the High Court of Chhatisgarh at Bilaspur)
Sameera Paikara.….Petitioner(s)
v.
Amit Ajit Jogi (Amit Aishwarya Jogi) & Ors.….Respondent(s)
(With interim relief and office report)
Date : 04/01/2016 These petitions were called on for hearing today.
(Before Anil R. Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel, JJ.)
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sanjay Parikh, Adv.
Mr. Sudeip Shrivastava, Adv.
Mr. Sumit Kumar Vats, Adv.
Ms. Ninni Susan Thomas, Adv.
Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Rahul Sharma, Adv. For Mr. P.N. Puri, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
7. Leave granted.
8. The appeals are disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs in terms of the signed Non-reportable judgment.
9. Pending application, if any, sands disposed of.
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