New Delhi, April 17 -- The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a poll petition challenging his 2024 win from the Nagpur South West assembly seat.

The petition, filed in January by Congress' Prafulla Vinodrao Gudadhe, alleged procedural lapses and corrupt practices. The plea had sought that the High Court declare CM Fadnavis' win "null and void". Gudadhe lost to Fadnavis by a margin of 39,710 votes.

Several mandatory provisions were not followed during the polls held in November last year, Gudadhe's lawyers Dahat and AB Moon claimed.

Justice Pravin Patil took up the plea for hearing in his chamber on Thursday and issued notice to the respondent (Fadnavis). "Justi...