Shimla, March 26 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday has issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the election of Anurag Sharma, the recently elected Rajya Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh.

A Public interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed by advocate Vinay Sharma, a resident of Shimla.

The HC taking up the PIL issued notices to the Election Commission of India, the Central Government, the State Government, the Returning Officer, and Anurag Sharma himself, seeking their responses regarding this matter.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice BC Negi issued orders directing all respondents to file their replies by May 21.

The petition alleges that Anurag Sharma continued t...