Delhi High Court Sends Ex-Judge's 'Freebies Are Corruption' Plea To Top Court | Read
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition filed by an ex-judge, Justice SN Dhingra, against freebies promised by the AAP, BJP, and Congress before last week's Delhi election.
In his complaint, Justice Dhingra alleged that such promises by political parties amounted to "corrupt practices", as under the Representation of People Act. He sought directions to the Election Commission to investigate these promises and declare them 'unconstitutional', and also sought directions to prevent parties from collecting personal data of voters and sharing these with third parties.
However, the petitioner was directed to approach the Supreme Court instead. This was after the Election Commission told the High Court a similar case is already pending in that forum.
