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The tussle between the Shiv Sena leadership and rebels MLAs, which threatens to bring down the Maharashtra government, moved from the hotel to the courtroom today. Acting on Eknath Shinde's petition challenging the disqualification notices issued to him and 15 other rebel MLAs last week, the Supreme Court issued notices to Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal, Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu, leader of Legislature party Anil Chaudhary and the Centre. The top court will now hear the matter on July 11. Eknath Shinde, who leads the rebellion, had challenged the Uddhav Thackeray leadership's move to disqualify him and 15 other MLAs in the Supreme Court. The Shinde camp also challenged the rejection of a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Narahari Zirwal. 34 rebel MLAs had signed the no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal. Here are the Highlights on the Maharashtra Crisis: Uddhav Thackeray Wanted To Quit, Stopped Twice By Alliance Leader: Sources Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, wanted to resign after the Shiv Sena revolt exploded but was stopped twice by a senior alliance leader, sources said today. The Shiv Sena chief stopped short of resigning "not once but twice", the sources said. Uddhav Thackeray Wanted To Quit, Stopped Twice By Top Alliance Leader: Sources Uddhav Thackeray's government faces a tough test with rebels staying firm Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, wanted to resign after the Shiv Sena revolt explo...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that the Maharashtra Governor was not justified in calling upon then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the Assembly on June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he did not face the floor test and resigned. In a unanimous verdict on a batch of pleas related to the political crisis that led to the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray following a revolt by the Eknath Shinde faction, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud held that House speaker's decision to appoint Bharat Gogawale of the Shinde faction as the whip of Shiv Sena was "illegal". It, however, said since Mr Thackeray had resigned without facing the floor test, the governor was justified in inviting Mr Shinde to form government at the behest of the BJP which was the largest political party in the house. Here are the highlights of this big story: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot ordinarily adjudicate disqualification petitions against legislators under the anti-defection law and directed the Maharashtra Assembly speaker to take a decision on such pleas against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs within a reasonable period. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud rejected the submission of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena that the top court should adjudicate the pending disqualification petitions against Mr Shinde and othe...

The Eknath Shinde-led coalition government will stay in Maharashtra as the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Uddhav Thackeray could not be restored as Chief Minister as he resigned before the floor test. A five-judge bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha refused to decide on the disqualification of Shinde and 15 other MLAs for revolting against then undivided Shiv Sena leadership in June last year. Last year, Shinde and 39 MLAs rebelled against the undivided Sena party leadership, which eventually resulted in the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and the party's split. Shinde was sworn in as CM on June 30, a day after Uddhav Thackeray quit the post. BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the deputy CM. On February 17 this year, the Election Commission (EC) had recognised the Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena based on the majority in the Maharashtra Assembly. Maharashtra Political Crisis: What The Supreme Court Said • The Supreme Court said the Governor's decision to call • However, the top court said the Governor "erred in relying on the resolution of a faction of MLAs of Shiv Sena to conclude that Thackeray had lost support of the majority of MLAs". • The top court said, "Nothing in any of the communications relied on by the Governor indicated that the dissatisfied MLAs wanted to withdraw support to the government. The security concerns expressed ...

• • • Maharashtra Political Crisis: SC May Hear Case Tomorrow As Shinde Faction Urges Urgent Hearing Maharashtra Political Crisis: SC May Hear Case Tomorrow As Shinde Faction Urges Urgent Hearing An SC bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat said it may list the matters for hearing on Wednesday after senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde group, sought an urgent hearing of the matter. Maharashtra Political Crisis: Supreme Court May Hear Case Tomorrow As Eknath Shinde Faction Urges Urgent Hearing Maharashtra political crisis: Pertaining to the cases filed by the rival groups of Shiv Sena in relation to the Maharashtra political crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it may list the cases for hearing on September 7, Wednesday. An SC bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat said it may list the matters for hearing on Wednesday after senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde group, sought an urgent hearing of the matter. “I cannot say off the cuff but certainly by tomorrow something will be there”, said CJI Lalit. Local body polls in Maharashtra to be held soon Neeraj Kishan Kaul, while mentioning the matter for urgent hearing, said the matter was referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court and the proceedings before the Election Commission of India to (ECI)...

By Kanu Sarda: A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed in connection with the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis. The crisis was triggered by the breakaway Shiv Sena faction-led by Eknath Shinde, leading to the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government and the division of Shiv Sena. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices M R Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha was hearing the clutch of petitions. Sibal further argued that the dissent was outside the House, not inside the House. "The Governor's acts placed a premium on the unconstitutional acts of the faction, allowing them to topple the government. He knows. He went outside the scheme of the 10th Schedule," Sibal argued. To this, the CJI said, "There's a split which is not recognised. But there's a group of legislators who say they withdrew support. They will incur a disqualification. Can the Governor not then look at the numbers and say that this conduct also affects the strength of the House?" Also Read | Justice Narasimha further added, "This argument could sometimes be dangerous also because there is absolutely no freedom in the party except for one leader. Many a times, it's one family which runs it." Sibal further stressed that in the instant case, the Governor was looking at intra party dispute, which he cannot as his role is not to destabilize the government. He furth...

It's a big day today for Maharashtra's politics. According to media reports, the Among the MLAs who are facing disqualification is Maharashtra's current chief minister, Eknath Shinde. Shinde's rebellion, believed to have taken place in collusion with the Bharatiya Janata Party, had toppled the then The 'Group of 16' also includes cabinet ministers Abdul Sattar, Tanaji Sawant and Sandipan Bhumare. While a total of 40 MLAs had defected from the Shiv Sena, the disqualification has been sought against the 16 MLAs who were the first ones to go incommunicado. "He votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by the political party to which he belongs or by any person or authority authorised by it in this behalf, without obtaining, in either case, the prior permission of such political party, person or authority and such voting or abstention has not been condoned by such political party, person or authority within fifteen days from the date of such voting or abstention." A number of petitions had been filed in the Supreme Court by both the Shinde and the Thackeray factions. The matter was heard by the constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha. Justice MR Shah is retiring on 15 April, which may have prompted the Court to deliver the judgment this week. Along with the disqualification of 16 MLAs, the Court is supposed to consider following issues as...