New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday, while granting temporary relief to the Sharad Pawar faction, allowed it to use the name 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Chandra Pawar' till further orders for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election scheduled to be held on February 27.
A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan also issued notice on a plea filed by Sharad Pawar challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to recognize Ajit Pawar's faction as the authentic Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The bench allowed veteran leader Sharad Pawar to approach the ECI for the allocation of a party symbol and directed the poll panel to allot it within one week of applying.
Last Friday, a petition was ...