{
  "id": 10413973,
  "title": "Supreme Court’s AI advice for poll panel in Trinamool vs Trinamool case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/supreme-courts-ai-advice-for-poll-panel-in-trinamool-vs-trinamool-case",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:23:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/supreme-courts-ai-advice-for-poll-panel-in-trinamool-vs-trinamool-case-10897417/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the Supreme Court proposed that the Election Commission employ AI and machine-learning tools to speed up the resolution of the Trinamool Congress faction dispute concerning the party’s name and symbol. Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, are hearing former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s objection to the Election Commission’s interim order freezing the party’s name and symbol until a decision on the factional conflict is reached.\n\nThe Election Commission wanted six months to settle the matter, but the bench deemed three months sufficient. During the proceedings, Justice Bagchi suggested, \"Use AI and machine-learning devices... it will expedite the case... reading documents, etc.\" Senior Advocate DS Naidu, representing the poll panel, acknowledged that such tools may help to some extent but noted practical challenges, including the sheer volume of affidavits filed by rival parties and their cadres. Former West Bengal CM Banerjee, representing the Trinamool faction, stated that their camp has responded to the poll panel's notice, while the rival faction has yet to comply.\n\nThe bench then granted four weeks for both sides to submit additional documents, affidavits, and counter-affidavits, with the aim of completing pleadings within that timeframe. The Election Commission would subsequently take three months to decide the symbol issue. When the poll panel’s counsel argued that six months would be necessary, Justice Bagchi maintained that three months would be adequate.\n\nThe Trinamool Congress is currently embroiled in a factional dispute in both the Assembly and the Parliament. The rebel MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizen Party of India and aligned themselves with the NDA, while the rebel faction in the Assembly, led by Arup Roy, now operates under the Democratic Trinamool Congress banner. The Banerjee-led faction is known as the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}