JODHPUR, Oct. 20 -- The Rajasthan high court held a special hearing on Sunday, a court holiday, to hear an urgent plea by a Barmer candidate challenging the rejection of his nomination for the Zila Parishad election. However, the court declined to intervene in the ongoing election process and dismissed the petition, directing the candidate to pursue the statutory remedy available under election rules. Justice Nupur Bhati heard the matter after the Chief Justice directed that it be taken up on Sunday in view of the urgency shown by the petitioner. Avar Dan, a resident of Barmer, had filed his nomination for the Zila Parishad election from Ward 35. He alleged that the returning officer rejected his nomination without communicating the reasons or giving him a reasonable opportunity of hearing. According to the petition, the returning officer issued a receipt for his nomination on October 13 and subsequently asked him to furnish the political party's election symbol. The petitioner claimed that Congress party's authorised representative had submitted required documents within the prescribed time and that his name figured in the party's candidate list. However, his name did not appear in the final list of contesting candidates. He said he learnt about the rejection through a newspaper report on October 15....