Will hear your plea for ‘Shiv Sena’ name and symbol after Constitution Bench deals with Article 370 abrogation case, Supreme Court tells Uddhav Thackeray
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday told Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray / UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray that his case against an Election Commission order allotting the party name ‘Shiv Sena’ and symbol, ‘the bow and arrow’, to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will come up only after a Constitution Bench wraps up hearing a challenge to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday told Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Uddhav Thackeray that his case against an Election Commission (EC) order allotting the party name ‘Shiv Sena’ and symbol, ‘the bow and arrow’, to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will come up only after a Constitution Bench wraps up hearing a challenge to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Article 370 case is scheduled to start from August 2. It has been pending in the top court for several years.
“Wait for the Jammu and Kashmir matter to get over,” Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud addressed advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, who made an urgent mentioning for Mr. Thackeray.
The court had on July 10 listed Mr. Thackeray’s case for hearing on July 31. However, it did not come up.
Similarly, a separate oral mentioning by Thackeray loyalist, Sunil Prabhu, urged the Supreme Court to hear without delay a plea accusing Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of deliberately delaying the disqualification proceedings pending against Mr. Shinde for defection.
The court had issued notice in the case on July 14 and listed it for hearing after two weeks.
“The case was not taken up after two weeks. Please list it,” Mr. Prabhu’s lawyer urged the court.
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