India, Jan. 13 -- Shiv Sena approached the Bombay High Court on Monday, challenging the nomination filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Kishori Pednekar for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. The petition claims that Pednekar has "deliberately suppressed" material facts in her nomination form regarding multiple pending criminal proceedings and investigations against her.

Seeking an urgent hearing, Shiv Sena spokesperson Susie Shah mentioned the matter before a division bench comprising chief justice Shree Chandrashekhar and justice Gautam Ankhad. The bench, however, declined to grant urgency, noting that with only a few days left for the elections, it was not feasible to take up the petition at this stage.

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