The High Court of Allahabad has adjourned until May 27 the hearing of a criminal appeal filed by Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari. Ansari is challenging his conviction and four-year sentence in a Gangsters Act case by a Trial Court.

This case stems from the 2005 killing of BJP MLA Krishna Nand Rai. Ansari, who is contesting the Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat as a Samajwadi Party candidate, faces disqualification from the elections if the High Court upholds the Trial Court's verdict. Ghazipur's election is scheduled for June 1.

Last year, in October , the Supreme Court of India agrees to hear the petition of Afzal Ansari, brother of mafia Mukhtar Ansari and former MP from Ghazipur.

Afzal Ansari has sought suspension of his conviction in the Gangster Act case.

Afzal Ansari, represented by advocate Zubair Ahmed Khan, has appealed the Allahabad High Court's order in the Supreme Court. Furthermore, Afzal Ansari's eligibility for Lok Sabha membership was nullified following his conviction in the Ghazipur court.

His reinstatement as an MP is contingent upon the suspension of his conviction.