New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on November 12 the plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and allot it the party’s traditional bow and arrow symbol.

A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh took note of submissions 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 this, Justice Surya Kant said, “We will take it up on November 12.”

Sibal also requested that the petitions challenging the Maharashtra Speaker’s refusal to disqualify MLAs belongin

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