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NCP will not use name, picture of Sharad Pawar on banner or poster: Ajit Pawar assures SC
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by him will not use the name or picture of party founder Sharad Pawar on banners, posters or any election material.
SC to consider urgent listing of Sharad Pawar's plea against EC decision on real NCP
The plea was filed by Sharad Pawar in his personal capacity through lawyer Abhishek Jebaraj on Monday evening. Prior to him, the Ajit Pawar faction had filed a caveat in the Supreme Court through advocate Abhikalp Pratap Singh to ensure that no ex-parte order is passed in favour of the Sharad Pawar group if the latter moves the top court.
Sharad Pawar moves SC challenging EC order recognising Ajit Pawar-led faction as real NCP
Veteran leader Sharad Pawar has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's decision to recognize the faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar as the authentic Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The plea was submitted by Sharad Pawar personally through his lawyer Abhishek Jebaraj. Earlier, the Ajit Pawar faction had filed a caveat to prevent any ex-parte order in favor of Sharad Pawar's group.
Ajit Pawar faction files caveat in SC, seeks hearing if Sharad Pawar group challenges EC order
The Ajit Pawar faction has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to be heard if the Sharad Pawar group challenges an Election Commission order recognizing the Ajit Pawar-led faction as the true Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The EC's decision, designating the Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP and assigning them the party symbol 'clock,' was a significant setback for Sharad Pawar. The caveat aims to prevent any ex-parte order against the Ajit Pawar faction if the opposing group approaches the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court sets aside Bombay HC order acquitting ex-DU professor Saibaba in Maoist links case
The top court had earlier suspended the high court's order which had acquitted Saibaba and others from the case. The high court had acquitted Saibaba after more than eight years of arrest in 2014, noting that the sanction order issued to prosecute the accused under the UAPA was "bad in law and invalid".
SC reserves verdict on batch of pleas on Maharashtra political row
The 2016 judgement dealt with powers of assembly speaker and ruled that he/she cannot proceed with pleas for disqualification of MLAs if a prior notice seeking the speaker's removal is pending before the house. On June 29, 2022, at the height of the Maharashtra political crisis, the apex court refused to stay the governor's direction to the 31-month-old MVA government led by Thackeray to take floor test.
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No express provision to bar registration of political parties having religious names: EC to SC
The poll panel said, "Whether the names of these political parties may or may not be disturbed is, accordingly, left open to the wisdom of this court." It added that the prayer of the petitioner to cancel the symbol allotted to political parties with religious connotation is legally untenable as symbols reserved for any recognized national or state party is strictly based on its electoral performance.
Suspended from the Assembly, Maharashtra BJP MLAs move SC
They claimed that the action against them was mala fide and motivated as they were not heard before the process was initiated against them. They also argued that the punishment was disproportionate and must be reasonable.
12 BJP MLAs moves SC challenging their suspension from Maha Assembly for one year
The 12 suspended members are- Sanjay Kute, Ashish Shelar, Abhimanyu Pawar, Girish Mahajan, Atul Bhatkhalkar, Parag Alavani, Harish Pimpale, Yogesh Sagar, Jay Kumar Rawat, Narayan Kuche, Ram Satpute and Bunty Bhangdia.
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