Overview
- Justice Mini Pushkarna directed on October 9 that a symbol be allotted forthwith once the party submits the requisite application.
- The order follows the Election Commission’s September 1 refusal, which cited internal disputes based on letters from a faction led by Sameer Singh Chandel.
- The court held that the commission’s internal inquiry into a previous symbol allotment has no bearing on the present writ petition.
- ABJS told the court it is registered with the ECI and earlier received the ‘sitar’ symbol to contest the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections.
- This was the party’s second petition after an earlier High Court directive asked the ECI to expeditiously consider its August 25 representation.