The Supreme Court Today (Sept 6) refused to entertain a plea seeking injunction against Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) to restrain them from using ‘kamal’ or lotus as the party symbol. In March this year, Madras High Court also had dismissed a plea seeking directions to the ECI to cancel the allotment of the lotus flower symbol to the BJP.
The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment on Friday, refused to entertain a plea by Jatin Mohanty, the General Secretary of BJP Odisha, against the alleged misuse of public funds by the Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in advertising state welfare schemes using its party symbol, the ‘Conch‘. The plea, which has significant implications for […]