Ghaziabad, Jan. 31 -- A Ghaziabad court has directed action against the returning officer after the court found discrepancies in the nomination documents submitted by the councillor elected from ward 35 during municipal body elections that concluded in May 2023.

The court also found discrepancies in the documents submitted by the runner-up candidate who had petitioned the court to be declared as the winner from ward 35.

The directions were issued by additional district judge Indu Dwivedi on a petition filed by runner-up candidate Pintu Singh, who, along with seven others, contested the 2023 councillor elections from ward number 35 -- Akbarpur-Behrampur.

In his petition, Singh contended that the results from ward 35 must be cancelled or...