The Supreme Court on April 4, 2024, directed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Anantrao Pawar to neither defy nor deviate from its March 19 order to publish newspaper advertisements carrying disclaimers that a dispute with uncle Sharad Pawar over the allocation of Nationalist Congress Party’s original symbol ‘clock’ is still pending in the apex court.
The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan also made it clear that the faction headed by Sharad Pawar should not use the ‘clock’ symbol at any cost.
The court reiterated that Mr. Sharad Pawar’s group had been allotted a new name, Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar and the ‘man blowing turha’ symbol. The Bench said he should ensure that his office bearers, workers and supporters stick to the new symbol and not revert to the ‘clock’ at any cost.
