SC asks Election Commission to resolve TMC factions’ symbol row within 3 months
The bench said the poll panel can seek help from the court if it cannot resolve the dispute after pleadings are completed.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to resolve the dispute between rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over the party name and "Flowers and grass" election symbol.
- The Election Commission previously froze the name and symbol under the Election Symbols Order, 1968, after hearing rival faction leaders Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.
- A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi, and V. Mohana ordered the rival factions to complete pleadings within four weeks, granting the poll panel three months to decide.
- The Banerjee-led faction currently contests elections using a footballer symbol, while the rebel camp uses an envelope symbol, an arrangement the Supreme Court said cannot continue indefinitely.
- Assembly bypolls scheduled for October 6 in Nandigram and Rejinagar add urgency to the dispute, with vote counting set for October 9 in these West Bengal constituencies.
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SC asks Election Commission to settle Trinamool Congress symbol row
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to resolve the dispute between rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress regarding the party name and election symbol. The EC has been given three months to decide after the factions complete their pleadings within four weeks. This follows a plea by Mamata Banerjee against the EC's interim decision to freeze the party's name and symbol.
The Supreme Court has given the Election Commission a deadline in the ongoing dispute over the TMC's election symbol, "Flowers and Grass." The Commission had requested six months' time. However, the Court directed the Commission to deliver its final decision within four months.
SC Directs EC To Decide TMC Name, ‘Flowers And Grass’ Symbol Dispute Within 3 Months
The Supreme Court on Monday directed Election Commission to decide the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress name and its "flowers and grass" election symbol. The bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi
Supreme Court Sets 4-Month Timeline For ECI To Decide TMC Name, Symbol Dispute
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the party's name and its 'flowers and grass' election symbol.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the two factions to complete their pleadings before the Election Commission withi…
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