Bhubaneswar, March 18 -- The Orissa High Court reportedly refused to intervene in a case related to the alleged use of the conch symbol (the party symbol of ruling Biju Janata Dal) in government advertisements, citing grounds that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has already admitted the issue.

The HC made such an observation on Monday while hearing a case filed by BJP leader, Jatin Mohanty. The HC also observed that the case can be taken up for hearing if the ECI's decision on the issue is not satisfactory for the petitioner.

The general secretary of Odisha BJP, Jatin Mohanty had earlier drawn the attention of the ECI towards the use of conch symbol. He pointed out that such advertisements with the symbol of the ruling party viol...