The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the Samata Party’s enchantment towards a single-judge bench order relating to allotment of a “flaming torch” image by the Election Commission (EC) to Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena final month.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramaniam Prasad dismissed the petition whereas upholding the one choose’s order.
The Samata Party moved the division bench in an enchantment, claiming that the one choose issued discover to the Election Commission, Shiv Sena by way of Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde – on the primary date of listening to and with out issuing discover to the respondents did.
Citing para 10 (a) of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968, the Election Commission noticed that the get together has “no semblance of authority” with respect to the image.
On October 19, the one choose dismissed the get together’s plea.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
