The dispute was about the maintainability of an election petition filed by Vijay Baghel against Bhupesh Baghel. The respondent, Bhupesh Baghel, argued that the petition was not maintainable due to lack of necessary pleadings and non-compliance with the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The court considered the application and the proposed issues submitted by the respondent. The court had to decide whether the election petition suffered from the absence of necessary pleadings and violation of mandatory provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.