India, Sept. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to apprise it of the timeframe within which it can finally decide the dispute between the two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over its name and flowers-and-grass election symbol.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a plea of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee against the ECI's decision to freeze the TMC's name and party symbol.

Referring to the delay in deciding the Shiv Sena dispute, the Bench sought an expeditious resolution and asked the poll panel for a time frame that would give both sides a fair opportunity to present their evide...