DELHI HIGH COURT: NOTICE ISSUED ON PIL AGAINST USE OF ACRONYM 'INDIA' BY OPPOSITION PARTIES

The Delhi High Court in the case Girish Bharadwaj v. Union of India & Ors observed and has issued the notice on the public interest litigation against the use of acronym I.N.D.I.A., the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance by the newly formed alliance comprising of 26 opposition political parties.

The Division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Amit Mahajan in the case observed and seek response from the Union Government through Ministries of Home Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, the Election Commission of India and the 26 political parties.

The counsel appearing for the Bharadwaj submitted that he is being aggrieved by the non-observance and no action has been taken on the representation given by him to the Election Commission of India on July 19 which being against the 26 political parties who formed the new alliance.