New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain BJP's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order restraining the party from releasing advertisements allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections. Had refused to interfere in the single-judge's decision. Assembly elections.
A vacation bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and KV Vishwanathan refused to interfere with the high court order.
“Prima facie, the advertisement is defamatory,” the bench said.
Senior advocate PS Patwalia, appearing for the BJP, sought permission to withdraw the matter after the bench expressed reluctance to consider the matter.
The case was dismissed as withdrawn.
On May 22, a division bench of the high court had said it was not inclined to entertain an appeal against the interim order passed by a single-judge bench.
On May 20, a single-judge bench had restrained the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from publishing advertisements violating the model code of conduct till June 4, the day the Lok Sabha election results are scheduled to be declared.
The court had also restrained the saffron party from publishing advertisements claiming unverified allegations against it and its workers in its petition by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal.
A vacation bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and KV Vishwanathan refused to interfere with the high court order.
“Prima facie, the advertisement is defamatory,” the bench said.
Senior advocate PS Patwalia, appearing for the BJP, sought permission to withdraw the matter after the bench expressed reluctance to consider the matter.
The case was dismissed as withdrawn.
On May 22, a division bench of the high court had said it was not inclined to entertain an appeal against the interim order passed by a single-judge bench.
On May 20, a single-judge bench had restrained the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from publishing advertisements violating the model code of conduct till June 4, the day the Lok Sabha election results are scheduled to be declared.
The court had also restrained the saffron party from publishing advertisements claiming unverified allegations against it and its workers in its petition by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal.
