SC to hear petition against Pratibha Patil

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a petition seeking to cancel the nomination papers of Pratibha Patil as a Presidential candidate.

The petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma was mentioned today before a bench comprising Justice Tarun Chatterjee and Justice P K Balasubramanyan.

In the petition, the advocate has referred to the allegations against Patil and her family members for cancelling her nomination papers.

Meanwhile, the nomination papers of  Pratibha Patil were found valid after scrutiny today, according to Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi.

The papers of NDA-backed Bhairon Singh Shekhawat were also found valid after scrutiny.

All other nomination papers for the Presidential election were rejected.