# Kerala High Court summons Congress MLA Sajeev Joseph in election petition 2026-08-10T09:51:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Kerala High Court on Monday issued summons to Irikkur MLA Sajeev Joseph in an election petition filed by Kerala Congress (M) candidate Mathew Kunnappally. Kunnappally challenges Joseph’s victory in the recent Assembly elections on the ground of defective nomination papers. Justice Easwaran S. also directed the District Election Officer to preserve electoral papers, including nomination forms, affidavits, video footage of scrutiny proceedings, and the list of recognised parties. The court had earlier overruled registry defects in the petition on August 6. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: defective nomination, election petition, Kerala High Court, Mathew Kunnappally, Sajeev Joseph Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-high-court-summons-congress-mla-sajeev-joseph-in-election-petition/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-high-court-summons-congress-mla-sajeev-joseph-in-election-petition/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.