Samata Party came to court last month arguing that even though it was derecognised in 2004, the symbol was allotted to the party for the general elections held in 2014.
However, single-judge Justice Sanjeev Narula dismissed the plea holding that the party had failed to prove any demonstrable right over the symbol in question since it lost its status as a ‘recognised party’ in the year 2004.
The judge had noted that if the party had any right over the symbol, it would have also lapsed after expiry of six years as per Section 10(A) of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order.
Source: Barandbench
