New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a case by Yogendra Yadav-led, Swaraj India, challenging the Delhi state election commission’s decision to not allot the party a common symbol to contest the upcoming municipal elections in Delhi.
As a result, the decision of the Delhi state election commission denying allotment of a common symbol to the party was upheld. “The petition is dismissed.” said Justice Hima Kohli while pronouncing the order.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls will be held on 23 April.
Yadav formed Swaraj India after being expelled from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which governs Delhi.
Swaraj India had claimed that the Delhi state election commission’s decision to deny a common symbol for the party’s candidates in the municipal elections was “discriminatory and violates Article 14 (equality before law) of the Constitution of India.”
This was opposed by the Delhi state election commission, which contended that Swaraj India could not claim it had been discriminated against. Twenty seven other parties had been denied a common symbol, it said.
