The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response of the Nationalist Congress Party faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on a plea of the Sharad Pawar group alleging misuse of his identify and photos for political good points.
A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ok V Viswanathan requested the Ajit Pawar faction to file its response by Saturday to Sharad Pawar’s plea and stuck it for additional listening to on March 19.
We want a categorical and unconditional endeavor that the identify, photos of Sharad Pawar is not going to be used, the bench mentioned.
Earlier, the highest court docket had directed that the Election Commission’s order of February 7 allotting ‘Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ because the celebration identify for the Sharad Pawar faction will proceed until additional orders.
It had additionally sought response of the Ajit Pawar-led faction on a plea of Sharad Pawar in opposition to the February 6 order of the Election Commission recognising the Maharashtra deputy chief minister-led group as the true Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
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First Published: Mar 14 2024 | 1:03 PM IST
