India, July 2 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused an urgent hearing to a Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) application for using the name Shiv Sena and its bow and arrow symbol for the Maharashtra local bodies election.

A bench of justices MM Sundresh and K Vinod Chandran directed the matter to be listed on July 14, noting the election was yet to be notified. "What is the urgency now? Even if it is notified, you can seek directions in the pending matter."

Shiv Sena (UBT) moved the application in a pending petition challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s February 17, 2023, order recognising the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena.

Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Thackeray, said the applica...