On September 1 : New Delhi, the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a petition filed by the National Conference, challenging the denial of the ‘plough’ symbol to its candidates for the upcoming Ladakh Hill Council polls scheduled for September 10. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah announced that the judgment would be delivered on September 6.

Previously, the bench had criticized the Union Territory administration for its perceived unfairness in refusing to grant the ‘plough’ symbol to the National Conference for the hill council elections, despite a previous order from the high court mandating the same.