In its March 19 order, the apex court had directed the Ajit Pawar faction to issue a public notice in English, Hindi and Marathi media, mentioning in all of its campaign advertisements that the ‘clock’ symbol allotted to it is subject to the adjudication of the plea filed by Sharad Pawar-led faction pending before the SC.The court earlier stated that there should be no dispute between Ajit and Sharad faction. It also directed the Ajit group to “meticulously comply” with the earlier direction with respect to adding disclaimers in their poll campaigns that they would use the ‘clock’ with a disclaimer that the matter was sub-judice in the top court.On February 12, Sharad faction had moved SC challenging ECI’s decision to recognize Ajit faction as the real NCP.Also in top courtPlea on discrimination in jails: Verdict todayA three-judge bench will pronounce its verdict on a plea alleging caste-based discrimi-nation in some state prisons, on Thursday. The bench had, in January, sought responses from the Centre and 11 state governments after the petitioner said that jail manuals in these states discriminate in the allocation of work inside their prisons.Notice to Centre on rights of cyclistsThe National Human Rights Commission has asked the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to act on rights of cyclists. Petitioner Radhakanta Tripathy had cited examples of deaths and injuries to cyclists due to the negligence and inaction of autho-rities and said design fixes could make roads safer for all.
Source link
