MUMBAI, 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" 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 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. In the petition, filed through advocate Kalpesh Joshi, Shah alleged that Pednekar had "deliberately suppressed" details of several complaints and FIRs while filing her nomination and accompanying affidavit. The petition claimed that between January and August 2023, multiple complaints were lodged against Pednekar, including allegations of false declaration of residential address and irregularities during the COVID-19 in the procurement of body bags at allegedly inflated rates. The petition further stated that at least five FIRs were registered against Pednekar at different police stations across Mumbai during her tenure as mayor, none of which were disclosed. "Several complaints were brought to the notice of the returning officer, highlighting the deliberate suppression of pending FIRs, yet no action has been taken to scrutinise the nomination," the petition stated....