‘The Solution is...’: Supreme Court Asks ECI for Timeline on Trinamool Symbol Row
The bench sought a deadline from the Election Commission as it weighs a final ruling on rival claims to the Trinamool Congress name and symbol.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to provide a timeline for resolving the dispute between rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over its name and "flowers and grass" election symbol.
- The Election Commission previously barred both factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy from using the Trinamool Congress name and reserved its symbol pending substantive determination of the dispute.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Banerjee, stated he could not seek a stay on the October 6 West Bengal assembly bypoll because the election process has already begun.
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant suggested the EC should hear the matter on a day-to-day basis, reviewing all evidence to reach a final decision on party ownership.
- The Supreme Court posted the plea for further hearing on September 28, as the commission works to resolve the ownership row under the Election Symbols Order.
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TMC name-symbol row: Supreme Court C asks EC to give time frame for final decision
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said the process adopted by the poll panel was completely wrong as it was done during the election process, leaving Mamata Banerjee without any remedy to challenge the freezing order
A petition filed by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the Election Commission's decision was heard in the Supreme Court. The court asked the Election Commission for a possible timeline for delivering its final decision in the matter. Mamata Banerjee had challenged the EC's decision regarding the dispute over the TMC party's name and election symbol. Advocate Kapil Sibal questioned the Election Commission's decision in the Supreme…
TMC name-symbol row: SC asks EC to give time frame for final decision
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to apprise it of the time frame within which it can finally decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over its name and “flowers and grass” election symbol. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India […]
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