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Alld HC defers case challenging Rajya Sabha membership of BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla

Prayagraj, Oct 24 (UNI) The Allahabad High Court has deferred the hearing into a petition challenging BCCI Vice President and senior Congress leader Rajiv Shukla's Rajya Sabha election.
The division bench of the High Court of Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice Devendra Singh (I) on Friday deferred the matter on the petitioner's lawyer request.
The court ordered the matter to be listed for further hearing after two weeks.
An election petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging Rajiv Shukla's Rajya Sabha membership.
The petition accuses MP Rajiv Shukla of providing false date of birth in various government documents and election affidavits.The petition has been filed by Pradeep Singh, a resident of Aligarh.
The Allahabad High Court has been approached under Article 226 of the Constitution.
A demand has been made for the registration of an FIR and a CBI investigation into the matter.
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