Cuttack, March 17 -- Days after the Orissa High Court annulled the election of Mohammed Moquim as Cuttack-Barabati MLA, the Congress leader moved the Supreme Court challenging the lower court's verdict.

Moquim has sought the apex court's stay order on the High Court's ruling.

Notably, the High Court's move came while hearing a petition filed by BJD leader Debashish Samantaray, who had challenged the election of Moquim alleging that he suppressed facts with respect to the criminal cases pending against him while filing his nomination papers.

Samantaray had further alleged in the petition that Moquim did not disclose correct facts about his assets and liabilities.

Worth mentioning, Samantaray had lost to Moquim in the Cuttack-Barabati a...