Supreme Court ने ECI को AITC में नेतृत्व टकराव को तीन महीने के भीतर सुलझाने को कहा, जब पार्टियों ने अपनी याचिकाएँ दाखिल कर ली हों।
मुख्य विकास
- On 28 September 2026, a three‑judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant gave the rival factions four weeks to submit any additional responses, affidavits or counter‑affidavits.
- After the four‑week filing period, the bench directed the ECI to decide the controversy within three months.
- Senior advocates’ requests for a longer time‑frame (five‑six months for the ECI, six weeks for the Ritabrata Banerjee faction) were rejected.
- The court also declined to stay the interim stay order dated 17 September 2026 that froze the original party symbol ‘flowers and grass’.
महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
The dispute pits former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against Ritabrata Banerjee, who leads a rival group of legislators. The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 was invoked to freeze the original symbol during ongoing by‑elections. On 18 September