INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Election Commission's (EC) decision to conduct the West Bengal
Assembly surveys over eight phases.A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde turned down the plea, which had actually likewise looked for to
disallow the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) and its leaders from using the Jai Shri Ram slogan during the survey campaign in the state
The bench initially informed supporter M L Sharma, the petitioner, to approach the Calcutta High Court
This is not a matter of an election petition
One celebration is using a spiritual motto
Why should I go to the high court, Sharma informed the bench, which also made up justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.When the
petitioner stated the matter be kept for hearing on Wednesday, the bench stated, Alright, we do not agree with you
The plea had looked for the pinnacle court's direction to avoid the EC from performing eight-phase polls in West Bengal, declaring that it
breaks Articles 14 (right to equality) and 21 (right to life) of the Constitution
