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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today admitted The Supreme Court has also assured status quo on the issue that has been the bone of contention since the split of the party last year. The Uddhav Thackeray faction had urged the Supreme Court to decide the disqualification proceedings against Mr Shinde and the MLAs belonging to the rival camp. Eknath Shinde was named as the Shiv Sena chief at a key meeting of the party yesterday. This came days after the poll body's decision. Here are the updates on the case: The Supreme Court rejected the suggestion of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena to decide the disqualification proceedings pending against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and MLAs belonging to his camp, saying it cannot assume the role of the Speaker as doing so will have "serious ramifications". Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar today reacted on the battle between the Thackeray and Shinde factions and said "I've never seen the Election Commission take away control of one party." Mr Pawar earlier said he "doesn't want to get involved in the controversy regarding the name and symbol given to Eknath Shinde." He adviced Uddhav Thackeray to accept the election body's decision and said "It will not impact as people will accept (the new symbol). It would just remain in the discussion for the next 15-30 days." The Supreme Court admitted Uddhav Thackeray's plea today.

Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Tuesday indicated that the Supreme Court may list on Wednesday the dispute between former Maharashtra chief minister The Chief Justice hinted at listing the case on Wednesday after senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, for the Shinde faction, mentioned it for early hearing. Mr. Kaul said the proceedings before the Election Commission (EC) has been paused to await the outcome of the apex court case. On August 23, a three-judge Bench had referred the dispute to a Constitution Bench. The three-judge Bench had raised important constitutional questions relating to interpretation of Schedule 10 (anti-defection law) of the Constitution pertaining to disqualification, as well as the powers of the Speaker and the Governor and the power of judicial review. It had highlighted gaps in the court's earlier judgment in Nebam Rebia case relating to the power of the Speaker/Deputy Speaker to initiate disqualification proceedings, when proceedings for his or her own removal from office has been initiated. The Bench had framed 10 questions of law for the Constitution Bench to consider and decide. These included questions on the scope of the power of the Speaker to determine the Whip and the Leader of the House Legislature Party; whether intra­party decisions were amenable to judicial review; the extent of discretion and power of the Governor to invite a person to form the government, and whether the same is amenable to judicial review; the scope of the powe...

New Delhi: In a big relief to Uddhav Thackeray in the fight over control of the Shiv Sena, the Supreme Court today told the Election Commission not to decide on a plea by Eknath Shinde, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, to recognise his group as the real party. Here are the top 10 updates on this story: • The Supreme Court is likely to take a call on Monday on whether the matter needs to be referred to a constitution bench. • Claiming that he commands the numbers - and, therefore, the Sena - Mr Shinde had submitted that courts shouldn't interfere with internal party decisions "taken democratically by majority". • During the hearing today, Chief Justice NV Ramana asked important questions to Team Shinde, wanting to know "if you are completely ignoring political parties after being elected then is it not a danger to democracy". To this,senior advocate Harish Salve, who represented the Shinde camp, replied: "No". • Team Thackeray doesn't want the Election Commission to decide yet. Earlier, Team Thackeray told the Supreme Court that the poll panel can't decide which group represents the Shiv Sena till there is clarity on the disqualification of rebel Sena MLAs - who hopped from Gujarat to Assam to Goa in a political operation last month - and dethroned Mr Thackeray. • In their petition, Team Thackeray said the Shinde group is trying to "illegally cobble up numbers and fabricate an artificial majority in the organisation". • The Election Commission had sought evidence from both s...

Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MP Shrikant Shinde addresses the media at Balasaheb Bhavan, in Mumbai.(PTI file photo) Shrikant’s statement came after the local BJP workers blamed the Sena MP for falsely framing BJP’s Dombivli East Mandal president Nandu Joshi in a molestation case. Alleging that the motive behind the act was to settle political scores, the BJP workers passed a resolution Wednesday to not support the Shinde camp in the polls. Also Read: Cause of rift Amid the protest by the BJP leaders, Shrikant also announced that the Shinde faction would fight the Lok Sabha seats the party won in the 2019 election, further escalating the conflict. Following the BJP leaders’ protest seeking the transfer of police inspector Shekhar Bagade, who lodged an FIR against Joshi allegedly “on the instructions” of the Lok Sabha member, Shrikant Shinde offered to resign. Who is Shrikant Shinde? 1) Also Read: 2)The orthopaedic surgeon-turned-politician is reportedly being nurtured as the party’s youth face and as the Shinde faction’s answer to Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray ahead of the long-due civic polls to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and assembly election. 3)The two-term MP from Kalyan has emerged as a powerful leader of the Shinde scion, seen as number two in the party within the political circles as he handles the organisational matters and political management of the party. 4)The 36-year-old leader has also been 5)In February, a controversy emerged involving Shrik...

Premium Sena vs Sena: Month after SC verdict, Speaker yet to kick off process in MLAs’ disqualification case as MVA cries foul SC asked Speaker to act on the matter within a ‘reasonable period’; Oppn alliance has been alleging that Rahul Narvekar is delaying the matter in order to ‘safeguard’ CM Shinde and his MLAs A MONTH AFTER the Supreme Court (SC) pronounced its verdict on the legal battle between the two Senas and asked Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar to take a decision on the disqualification proceedings against 16 MLAs from the undivided Shiv Sena, Narvekar is yet to start the process. He has not issued notices to any of these MLAs in this regard so far. While delivering its judgment on May 11, a Constitution bench of the SC said it would not interfere in the disqualification proceedings against 16 Sena MLAs, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, pending before the Speaker, saying that the Speaker must decide on the same within a “reasonable period”. A month on, there is very little movement on the matter. “Delaying tactics are being used. The court has not mentioned a specific timeframe, but the court spoke of a reasonable time. We have already given reminders to the Speaker. After the completion of one month, we will again give him a reminder. Despite that, if he does not specify the definition of ‘reasonable time’ or act upon the reminders, then we are free to approach the SC again,” Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab told The Indian Express. Als...