The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and the Election Commission over Uddhav Thackeray’s petition challenging the poll panel decision to recognise Shinde faction as the Shiv Sena and allocate the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to it.
The top court also refused to restrain the Shinde-faction from taking over properties and finances of Shiv Sena.
“This will amount to staying the EC order and we can’t do that since they have succeeded there”, chief justice DY Chandrachud said.
During the hearing, the Eknath Shinde faction had questioned the maintainability of Uddhav Thackeray camp’s petition, arguing the former Maharashtra chief minister should first go to the Delhi High Court against the Election Commission order.
