India, June 12 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's petition challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, saying Article 329 of the Constitution bars the interference of courts in electoral matters. It said an election petition is the only remedy in such cases.

A bench of justices PK Mishra and AS Chandurkar refused to make an exception for Natarajan. It added that its order rejecting the petition will not affect arguments Natarajan or anyone on her behalf makes when they file an election petition in the high court.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Natarajan, described the returning officer's June 9 order, citing t...