New Delhi:

The Election Commission has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Shiv Sena election symbol case.

The decision to give the election symbol to the Eknath Shinde group was told according to the law.

It has been said by the Election Commission that the decision to give election symbol to Eknath Shinde has been given correctly and with reasons.

Uddhav Thackeray's allegations of not maintaining impartiality are baseless.

This decision has been taken by the commission at the constitutional level and not at the administrative level.

This decision was taken as a quasi-judicial body under the rules, so the Election Commission cannot be made a party in this matter.

The Supreme Court itself has decided that the decision making body as a quasi-judicial body cannot be made a party in the court, so it has nothing to say on the merits of the case.

In this case Uddhav Thackeray faction and Shinde faction can proceed in the case.

In fact, on February 22, the Supreme Court intervened on Uddhav Thackeray's petition.

Notice was issued to Shinde and the Election Commission. The court had sought a reply in two weeks, however, not giving relief to Uddhav Thackeray, did not ban bank accounts and property takeover.

The Supreme Court refused to stay the commission's order, saying it could not stay the EC's decision, although the Shinde faction had assured that disqualification proceedings would not be initiated against the Thackeray faction.

Please tell that Uddhav Thackeray has reached the Supreme Court against the decision to give the Shiv Sena election symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction.

The Uddhav faction has challenged the decision of the Election Commission by filing a petition.

He has said in his petition that the role of the Election Commission has not been fair.

The working behavior of the Election Commission has not been in accordance with its constitutional stature.

It has also been said in the petition that the Commission has made a mistake by taking a decision on the basis of the arguments of the MLAs facing disqualification action.

The commission's decision is flawed in the absence of evidence of a split in the party.

The Uddhav faction had demanded an immediate stay on the decision of the Election Commission.

On the other hand, the Shinde group has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court demanding that no unilateral decision should be taken without listening to its side.

In fact, the Central Election Commission in its decision had allowed the use of the Shiv Sena party and the election symbol of the Shinde faction.

The petition by the Uddhav Thackeray faction states that the ECI considered the 1999 constitution while the amended constitution of 2018 was in force.

He was not given much time to put the 2018 constitution on record – As per the amended 2018 constitution, the Shiv Sena chief will be the highest authority in the party who can withhold, remove or cancel appointments to any post and whose decisions are final on all party matters, but as per the 1999 constitution the party chief did not have the power to nominate office bearers by himself.

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