A Bench of Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Justice PS Narasimha of the Supreme Court dismissed a PIL petition (Public Interest Litigation) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to restrain use of body parts as political party symbols.
According to the petitioner, he filed numerous complaints regarding political party symbols that bore resemblance to or were identical to human body parts, aiming to uphold the principles of free and fair elections. Subsequently, he sought legal recourse as the Election Commission of India did not address his concerns.
The bench said that the petition is seemed to target the Indian National Congress.
The bench while dismissing the plea said that “What kind of plea is this? no eyes, no body part.. well. Dismissed. The intention is only to stop the hand symbol”.
