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News18•14-10-2026, 08:15
Supreme Court to Hear Key Cases on Wednesday Including Citizenship Act and Shiv Sena Dispute
  • •The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking a robust policy and effective protocol for mandatory age checks at liquor sales points.
  • •A bench will hear matters concerning Section 6A of The Citizenship Act, 1955.
  • •The Uddhav Thackeray faction's pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to award the Shiv Sena name and symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction are listed for hearing.
  • •The court will address a plea regarding elephant corridors passing through various states.
  • •The Enforcement Directorate plea alleging obstruction by West Bengal authorities during a search at I-PAC's Kolkata office will be heard.

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear several important cases on Wednesday, including a plea for mandatory age checks at liquor sales points, a challenge concerning Section 6A of The Citizenship Act, 1955, and the Uddhav Thackeray faction's pleas regarding the Shiv Sena party name and symbol. Additional listed matters involve an inter-state elephant corridor plea and an Enforcement Directorate petition involving the West Bengal administration and I-PAC.

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing to address pleas concerning Section 6A of The Citizenship Act, 1955.

The Enforcement Directorate filed a plea alleging obstruction by the then West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other state authorities during a January 8 search at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata.