The Supreme Court has directed both the parties to file their response within four weeks and asked the ECI to decide the dispute within three months.
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Hearing ends
Mamata Banerjee had earlier sought urgent hearing of her plea before the Supreme Court. Mamata Banerjee Supreme Court Live Updates: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed a timeline for the Election Commission of India to decide the party name and symbol dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress party. The top court passed the order while hearing Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the ECI’s interim decision to freeze the name All India Trinamool Congress and its election symbol ‘Flowers & Grass’ amid the factional feud within the party. The court directed both the parties to file their response within four weeks and asked the ECI to decide the dispute within three months.
The Election Commission on September 18 ordered a freeze on the name and election symbol of Trinamool Congress and directed the two rival factions to select new names and symbols until the dispute is resolved. The poll body’s decision came 10 days after it announced the bypolls for which both the factions, led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy, nominated candidates. The Banerjee-led faction is now contesting the election on a footballer symbol and the rebel camp on an envelope symbol.
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Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Exchange
DS Naidu (for ECI): Kindly have five months, my Lords. It's very difficult.
Justice Bagchi: Even if some extreme exigencies come up before us.
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Court dictates order
CJI: We grant 4 weeks time to parties (respondents and the petitioner) to file affidavits and counter-affidavits. Thereafter, the ECI shall take three more months to decide the dispute.
ECI seeks more time; Sibal objects.
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: ECI hands over timeline
Senior Advocate DS Naidu for ECI has handed over a chart indicating the time taken for settling such symbol disputes in the past.
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Hearing begins
Sibal: We are looking for a statement in this matter.
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Hearing begins
Court takes up the matter
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Previous hearing
On the last day of hearing, the top court had asked the Election Commission of India how much time it would require to decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress party.
Mamata Banerjee TMC Symbol Case LIVE: Supreme Court to hear plea shortly
A three judge bench headed by CJI Surya Kant will shortly hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the Election Commission of India’s interim decision to freeze the name All India Trinamool Congress and its election symbol ‘Flowers & Grass’ amid the factional feud within the party.
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