The symbol is not needed in the presence of candidates and the presence of the selection symbol ordered
The plea states that the symbol is not needed in the presence of candidates and the presence of the selection symbol ordered is ultra-virus, the provisions of the legal condemned in the Indian constitution and Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC), Act 1957. The Delhi High Court has issued a notification About Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which seeks the State Election Commission to eliminate the symbol of the election from ballot papers, including the Electronic Voting Machine Unit (EVM), in local body elections of the national capital.
Indian constitution and Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC), Act 1957
The application states that the election symbol is not needed in the presence of candidates and the presence of the selection symbol ordered are ultra-viruses, legal provisions provided in the Indian constitution and Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC), Act 1957. The presence of the selected Election Symbol ordered is the Root causes for corruption in the corporation.
Judge’s division bench DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh
The judge’s division bench DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh on Friday searched for responses from all respondents in this matter and dropped this problem of April 13 from further processes.
State electoral commission, Delhi
The applicant, Alka Gehlot is a former contestant of the last city election held in 2017 also approached Delhi HC in 2019 and the petition was discarded by the court with the direction of the respondent (including the state electoral commission, Delhi) to see complaints of the applicant.
Commission could not provide good changes in action or in the rules
The State Election Commission (SEC) later, refused to give the Petitioner’s prayer without hearing the applicant in the field that the Commission could not provide good changes in action or in the rules. Furthermore, the SEC refused to give the Petitioner’s prayer on the grounds that there were no benefits in it and the Commission would continue with the existing provisions to select Election Symbol on the ballot paper.
DMC 1957 law
Advocating HS Gehlot represents the applicant claiming that the DMC 1957 law states that Board members are chosen with direct elections based on adult rights from various wards consisting of corporations on candidates for political parties.
Therefore, the SEC must elect to choose a candidate and not parties. The presence of a symbol ordered on the ballot paper is a violation of the basic rights and other constitutional rights of the community.
NCR planning council law
The plea stated that Delhi’s population grew exponentially violating the NCR planning council law in, 1985 and the city government could not be separated from responsibility because most of the Corporators were spoiled in property transactions or having Nexus with them. As a result of unplanned growth, Delhi has become one of the most polluted cities in the world.
