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A Shiv Sena spokesperson connected Monday (January 12, 2026) moved the Bombay High Court, challenging rival Shiv Sena (UBT) campaigner and erstwhile metropolis politician Kishori Pednekar’s civic canvass information for allegedly suppressing details astir FIRs lodged against her.
Susie Shah, the spokesperson of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, mentioned the plea earlier a seat of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad seeking an urgent hearing.
The court, however, refused, noting that lone a fewer days were near for the civic elections, scheduled connected January 15, and said the petition would beryllium taken up for proceeding aft the polls.
Ms. Pednekar has submitted her information signifier to contention the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections from ward 199 (central Mumbai).
Ms. Shah, successful her plea, filed done lawyer Kalpesh Joshi, sought a absorption from the HC to the Returning Officer to state Ms. Pednekar’s signifier arsenic illegal, invalid and improper and to cull it.
As per the petition, Ms. Pednekar, successful her affidavit, deliberately hid and suppressed important facts specified arsenic respective FIRs registered against her for superior offences.
The plea claimed aggregate cases are pending against Ms. Pednekar, including 1 of alleged fraud committed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Pednekar has hidden details astir the 5 FIRs filed against her successful assorted constabulary stations crossed Mumbai during her tenure arsenic the politician of Mumbai,” the petition said.
Ms. Pednekar has grossly misused the electoral process by submitting a “false and misleading” information signifier and affidavit, and hence she has nary motivation close to contention the elections, it claimed.
