Overview
- A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi listed the matter for final arguments on January 21 at 11:30 a.m.
- The Court will also take up the related NCP symbol dispute together, with provision to continue on January 22 if needed.
- Each faction in the Shiv Sena and NCP cases will get three hours to present arguments.
- Uddhav Thackeray’s petition challenges the ECI’s February 17, 2023 order recognizing the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and awarding it the bow-and-arrow symbol.
- During the pendency, the Thackeray faction may continue to use the name Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the flaming torch symbol.