SC allows EC to enquire into paid news case against Ashok Chavan

New Delhi, May 05 (ANI): Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Congress leader Ashok Chavan's plea and stated that the Election Commission has the power to enquire into the paid news case and to disqualify Chavan for wrong declaration of election expenses. The SC directed the poll panel to probe against Chavan within 45 days. The complaint by the BJP leaders alleged that Chavan had showed just Rs 5,379 as the expenses on newspaper advertisements in his accounts filed before the commission. In the complaint filed on November 2009, it was specifically prayed to investigate the account of election expenses of Chavan under Section 10 A of the Peoples' Representation Act 1951.