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The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted the last and final opportunity to the Centre and 26 Opposition parties to file their reply in a week in a petition seeking to prohibit the use of acronym INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) by the Opposition bloc.ym..
It is clarified that the court will make an endeavour to hear and dispose of the petition on the next date of hearing, a bench led by acting chief justice Manmohan said, dismissing an application by businessman Girish Bharadwaj for early hearing..
The bench also comprising justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora granted final opportunity after taking note of Bharadwajs submission that the response was not filed despite the Centre and Opposition parties being granted eight opportunities..
That due to the malafide conduct of the respondents, the petitioner/applicant is being made to wait indefinitely... which indeed is causing grave and irreparable loss to the petitioner as the respondent political parties are using the name of the nation to gain political image, the application read..
In his plea before the HC, Bharadwaj said though he had sent a representation to the Election Commission (ECI) on July 19 last year urging it to take necessary action against the use of acronym INDIA, the poll body miserably failed to take action..
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