Overview

• A Supreme Court bench scheduled the matter for November 12 and indicated the hearing could continue on November 13 if required.
• Issuing notice, the court allowed continued interim use of the name Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the flaming torch symbol.
• The petition contests the February 2023 Election Commission decision that recognized the Eknath Shinde group as Shiv Sena and allotted it the bow-and-arrow symbol.
• Senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought urgent listing citing local body elections expected in January, while Mukul Rohatgi and Neeraj Kishan Kaul appeared for the Shinde faction.
• Related disqualification petitions concerning MLAs remain before another bench, and any bid to club them may require the Chief Justice’s permission.