Uddhav moves Delhi HC against EC order freezing election symbol

Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday moved the Division Bench of Delhi High Court challenging the single bench order, refusing to interfere with the Election Commission order freezing the symbol (Bow and Arrow) and the name ‘Shiv Sena’.The appeal before the Division Bench stated that the single judge failed to appreciate that in passing the order dated October 8, the Election Commission of India (ECI) proceeded on the assumption of the existence of two rival groups within the Shiv Sena.The single judge failed to appreciate that there is no dispute as to the leadership of the Shiv Sena and therefore, the EC has no jurisdiction to entertain the para 15 Petition, added the petition.The appeal was moved through Advocates Vivek Singh, Devyani Gupta and Tanvi Anand. The matter is most likely to come up for hearing on December 15, before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court.Last month, a Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula, while dismissing the plea, directed the EC to decide the dispute as expeditiously as possible.