Notice of Motion No. 1995 in Writ Petition No. 14 of 1995

Summary

This 15-page English legal-filing dossier concerns Swatantra Party (Maharashtra)‘s challenge before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay to the requirement in section 29-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that a political party seeking registration affirm faith in and allegiance to the principles of socialism. The petitioners ask the court to direct provisional registration of the party, alternatively to stay enforcement of the requirement, or to expedite final determination of Writ Petition No. 14 of 1995. The filing identifies L. R. Sampat as the party’s General Secretary and includes S. V. Raju, editor of Freedom First, among the petitioners.

The affidavit states that the petition was admitted and that the petitioners sought interim relief because of impending Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections and anticipated Lok Sabha elections. It argues that the challenged provision had prevented the party from obtaining registration and jeopardised its participation in forthcoming elections. The dossier also contains covering letters, notices of motion, enclosures, and a later case-details printout recording that the writ petition was disposed of on 11 August 2004 by Justices S. Radhakrishnan and S. A. Bobde. The pages show the procedural record and requested reliefs, but not the court’s substantive judgment or reasons for disposal.

Key points

• The petition was brought by Swatantra Party (Maharashtra), through General Secretary L. R. Sampat, against the Union of India and election authorities.
• The petition challenges subsection 5 of section 29-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
• The challenged requirement conditions party registration on an affirmation of faith in and allegiance to socialism.
• The petitioners seek provisional registration, an interim stay against enforcement of the requirement, or an expedited final hearing.
• The affidavit links the request for urgent relief to forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
• The dossier includes a Notice of Motion, affidavit-in-support, correspondence, and a Bombay High Court case-details printout.
• The case-details page records disposal on 11 August 2004, but the rendered pages do not include the court’s substantive order or judgment.