India, April 5 -- New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday found no substantial basis to initiate contempt proceedings against Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar for allegedly failing to comply with a previous court order that directed his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to include disclaimers in advertisements and public notices, specifying that the "clock" symbol allocated to his faction was subject to ongoing judicial scrutiny.

While disposing of the contempt plea moved by his uncle and NCP founder Sharad Pawar, the top court asked both sides to strictly comply with the court's interim order of March 19 to ensure voters are not left befuddled over the choice of candidates they want to make in the upcoming par...