The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on November 12 the plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to recognize the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and allot it the party's traditional symbol, the bow and arrow.

A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh took note of the submission made by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Thackeray, who sought urgent listing of the matter.

“There's urgency. Local elections are scheduled for January. Please hear it at the earliest,” Sibal urged.

Responding to the request, Justice Surya Kant said, “We will take it up on 12 November.” Sibal also sought listing of the petitions challenging the Maharashtra Speaker's refusal to disqualify the MLAs belo

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