- By Shivam Shandilya
- Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:39 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
NCP Symbol Row: Supreme Court told Ajit Pawar that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) should use the 'clock' symbol for the Maharashtra Assembly Polls but with a disclaimer. According to Live Law, the top court added that NCP should use the symbol with a disclaimer that the use was a matter of contest in Courts.
The apex court has also directed Ajit Pawar to file a fresh undertaking over its March 19 and April 24 directions to issue a public notice saying 'NCP's 'clock' symbol is sub-judice', was being meticulously complied with even during the process of the state assembly elections.
Earlier, the court permitted Ajit Pawar to use the symbol with certain conditions. This included making a public declaration that the use of the 'clock' symbol by it for the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra Assembly Elections is sub-judice, and subject to the outcome of the challenge made by the Sharad Pawar group to the decision of the ECI.
A Look Into The Past
On April 3, the Sharad Pawar faction made an urgent mention and alleged that the Ajit Pawar faction did not comply with the March 19 order (to publish ads with a disclaimer that a legal dispute with Sharad Pawar's faction over the allocation of the party symbol 'clock' is sub judice).
The court on April 4 directed that Sharad Pawar faction shall only use the name "NCP (Sharad Pawar)" and the symbol "man blowing turha (trumpet)". "In other words, the applicant-petitioner(Sharad Pawar) or supporters shall not use the symbol clock," the Court stated.
