Samajwadi Party leader and son of Azam Khan, Abdullah Azam Khan s name was struck off from the electoral rolls of Rampur assembly constituency on Friday after he was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
The Supreme Court has rejected Abdullah Azam Khan's review petition challenging its order upholding Allahabad High Court's verdict disqualifying the former legislator for not having attained the minimum qualifying age on the date of the election.
The litigation in the present case relates to the existence of two birth certificates of Abdullah Azam, who allegedly gave the wrong date of birth while filing his nomination papers for the 2017 poll.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement on a plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court setting aside the election of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. India News | SC Reserves Order on Abdullah Azam s Plea Challenging Disqualification from UP Assembly.