A court in Mumbai has dismissed the discharge application filed by Uddhav Thackeray, the president of Shiv Sena (UBT), and the party's MP Sanjay Raut in a defamation case initiated by rival Shiv Sena faction leader Rahul Shewale, stated a report in PTI. 

According to the report, Shewale's complaint alleges that Thackeray and Raut published defamatory articles against him in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece "Saamana." Notably, Thackeray serves as the editor of "Saamana," while Raut holds the position of executive editor. On the other hand, Shewale leads Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction in the Lok Sabha.