Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to indicate a timeframe within which it could finally decide the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress name and its "flowers and grass" election symbol, which have been frozen by the poll panel through an interim order.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana sought the timeline after taking note of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's grievance that the proceedings before the poll panel had remained pending.
CJI Kant asked the ECI to suggest a reasonable period that would give both sides a fair opportunity to lead evidence without allowing the matter to drag on, wh...