Uddhav Thackeray loyalists in Supreme Court on July 26 sought an urgent hearing of their application against Election Commission of India (ECI) proceedings on Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s claim for recognition as the ‘real’ Shiv Sena with right to the party symbol of ‘bow and arrow’.
In an oral mentioning before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Devadatt Kamat said the court should stop the ECI proceedings from going on. The apex court was already looking into every facet of the entire gamut of legal issues connected to the recent developments in Maharashtra politics, right from the breaking away of Mr. Shinde and his supporters to the resignation of Mr. Thackeray as Chief Minister, to the floor test, etc.
"They are claiming the party and the symbol. The Election Commission is going ahead with the proceedings when this court is seized of the issue…" Mr. Sibal submitted.
