The Supreme Courtroom on March 14 sought a response from the Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP) faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on a plea of the Sharad Pawar group alleging misuse of his title and footage for political good points.
“You have chosen to go your separate way. We want a categorical and unconditional assurance that you will not use his face or name in association with your party,” Justice Surya Kant instructed Ajit Pawar’s lawyer.
A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Okay.V. Viswanathan requested the Ajit Pawar faction to file its response by March 16 to Sharad Pawar’s plea and stuck it for additional listening to on March 19.
Earlier, the highest court docket had directed that the Election Fee’s order of February 7 allotting ‘Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ because the occasion title for the Sharad Pawar faction will proceed until additional orders.
It had additionally sought a response from the Ajit Pawar-led faction on a plea of Sharad Pawar towards the February 6 order of the Election Fee recognising the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister-led group as the true NCP.
(With inputs from PTI)