O Panneerselvam in his petition contended that he could not be restricted from using the party flag, symbol and letterhead as a suit challenging his expulsion from the party was already pending.
The Delhi Police contradicted the contention of the accused that since some of the alleged incidents occurred overseas, they did not fall under the jurisdiction of courts in Delhi.
A Division Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta ordered CPCB to collect necessary data and carry out scientific studies on the issue