Respite for Shaji; HC stays order that disqualified him

[ PLEASE SEE ADS IN MY BLOGS [www.atozkerala.in , www.atozkerala.blogspot.com] KOCHI: The Kerala high court has stayed the order that it passed earlier, disqualifying as MLA. The Kerala High Court on Friday morning had declared void the election of K M Shaji from the Azhikode constituency. The court passed the order on the plea filed by his opponent Nikesh Kumar. Nikesh approached the court against Shaji of communal polarization during the polls. The court ruled that Shaji cannot contest the elections for six years. Nikesh convinced the court that Muslim League candidate Shaji overturned votes through communal polarisation. The court, rejecting Nikesh Kumar’s demand to announce him winner ordered to conduct the polls again. Justice P D Rajan pronouncing the order asked Shaji to pay the court expenses of Rs 50,000 to Kumar. K M Shaji defeated LDF candidate Nikesh Kumar in Azhikode by 2462 votes. Meantime, Shaji said he would approach the Supreme Court against the verdict, if need be. "This verdict cannot stop my public work. This case was concocted badly by Nikesh Kumar," he said. What is more important is that the same bench that disqualified Shaji allowed the stay within hours.