The high court was hearing a PIL filed by petitioner lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who argued that such political parties’ names might prejudicially affect the poll prospects of a candidate amounting to a corrupt practice under the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951
The PIL filed by petitioner-lawyer Arushi Lamba argued the rules were notified by the Centre on March 10 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960; but neither an official circular nor a notification was issued by the Chandigarh administration regarding the adoption or implementation of the same