<p>The Supreme Court has cancelled sitting of a virtual court presided over by Chief Justice S A Bobde, on Monday.</p>.<p>According to a circular issued on Sunday, all the matters listed on Monday would now be taken up on May 22.</p>.<p>Among other cases, the court was scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by Tej Bahadur, a sacked BSF constable, against the Allahabad High Court's order that had dismissed his election petition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. </p>.<p>Tej Bahadur's nomination papers were rejected as the Samajwadi Party candidate in Varanasi constituency in Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>He challenged validity of the High Court's judgement of December 6, 2019. The High Court has dismissed his election petition as having no locus and further that he was neither a registered voter nor the resident of Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.</p>.<p>In a special leave petition, he contended that his nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer under "illegitimate pressure" from BJP. </p>.<p>"The officer acted in arbitrary manner and the High Court also committed grave error by ignoring the fact when any person filed nomination in a constituency and his candidature has been rejected, then he has locus to file election petition," his plea contended.</p>.<p>The petitioner sought a direction to set aside the rejection of his nomination papers on May 1, 2019 also action against the returning officer for misuse of his official powers. </p>.<p>The petitioner was sacked from the BSF after a video in which he showed alleged poor quality of foods served to jawans went viral on social media networking sites.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court has cancelled sitting of a virtual court presided over by Chief Justice S A Bobde, on Monday.</p>.<p>According to a circular issued on Sunday, all the matters listed on Monday would now be taken up on May 22.</p>.<p>Among other cases, the court was scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by Tej Bahadur, a sacked BSF constable, against the Allahabad High Court's order that had dismissed his election petition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. </p>.<p>Tej Bahadur's nomination papers were rejected as the Samajwadi Party candidate in Varanasi constituency in Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>He challenged validity of the High Court's judgement of December 6, 2019. The High Court has dismissed his election petition as having no locus and further that he was neither a registered voter nor the resident of Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.</p>.<p>In a special leave petition, he contended that his nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer under "illegitimate pressure" from BJP. </p>.<p>"The officer acted in arbitrary manner and the High Court also committed grave error by ignoring the fact when any person filed nomination in a constituency and his candidature has been rejected, then he has locus to file election petition," his plea contended.</p>.<p>The petitioner sought a direction to set aside the rejection of his nomination papers on May 1, 2019 also action against the returning officer for misuse of his official powers. </p>.<p>The petitioner was sacked from the BSF after a video in which he showed alleged poor quality of foods served to jawans went viral on social media networking sites.</p>
