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Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray-led faction Symbol Issue On January 21 ; NCP Issue On January 22, 2026
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said that it will start hearing arguments from January 21 on the Shiv Sena symbol dispute. The bench will then hear arguments on a similar dispute concerning the Nationalist Congress Party on January 22, as there are several overlapping issues involved in both matters, it said.
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The Supreme Court has fixed January 21 for hearing pleas filed by the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena against the Election Commission’s order allotting the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction.
Going by various media reports , A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said that it will start hearing arguments from January 21 on the Shiv Sena symbol dispute. The bench will then hear arguments on a similar dispute concerning the Nationalist Congress Party on January 22, as there are several overlapping issues involved in both matters, it said.
The top court also fixed three hours for hearing arguments from each faction of the political parties.
Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Udhav faction, said that matters require urgent hearing as there are local body polls in the state. Justice Kant said political parties are always in election mode in India as they are contesting national elections, state polls or even local body polls.
Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Neeraj Kishan Kaul appeared for the Shinde faction.
On July 14, the top court fixed the matter for final hearing, saying the issue had been pending for a long time and the uncertainty cannot be allowed to continue. The Uddhav faction has challenged the February 17 order of the Election Commission which has allotted the name ‘Shiv Sena’ and its poll symbol ‘bow and arrow’ to the group led by Shinde.