SC to hear on October 13 Sharad Pawar camp plea against Speaker’s ‘inaction’ on disqualification proceedings of breakaway NCP MLAs
1 year, 5 months ago

SC to hear on October 13 Sharad Pawar camp plea against Speaker’s ‘inaction’ on disqualification proceedings of breakaway NCP MLAs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on October 13 a petition filed by Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar’s loyalist, Jayant Patil, to intervene with Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to hear disqualification proceedings against party legislators who have changed fealty to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Chandrachud said the case would be listed on October 13 along with Uddhav Thackeray camp’s plea that Mr. Narwekar was sitting on disqualification proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his breakaway loyalists whose actions had led to a split in the Shiv Sena party. “We will hear this matter along with the.We had asked the Speaker in the latter case to fix a timeline,” Chief Justice Chandrachud addressed senior advocates Kapil Sibal and A.M. Singhvi, appearing for Mr. Patil. The Sharad Pawar camp had filed disqualification petitions against 40 MLAs for anti-party activities following Mr. Ajit Pawar’s split from the NCP to join the coalition government under Mr. Shinde to share Deputy Chief Ministership with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.

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BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress

Live Law  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi and its MLAs have moved the Supreme Court assailing the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker's delay in deciding disqualification petitions filed in respect of 7 MLAs who contested the 2023 Assembly elections on BRS ticket but later joined the ruling Congress party in the state. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran recently listed the …

SC Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih scheduled the matter for February 10 and instructed Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to consult the Speaker and provide their views on what would be a reasonable timeframe. The issue began when a Single Bench of …

BRS moves Supreme Court for action against defected MLAs
2 months, 1 week ago

BRS moves Supreme Court for action against defected MLAs

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has stepped up its efforts for action against defected MLAs by filing two petitions in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking disqualification of 10 legislators who switched allegiance to the ruling Congress party. The BRS has filed a Special Leave Petition against three MLAs — Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari, and Tellam Venkat Rao — and a …

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker
3 months, 1 week ago

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the decision of the Goa assembly speaker to reject the disqualification petition of the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling BJP. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar asked Congress leader Girish Chodankar, who filed the plea in the …

Telangana High Court Asks Assembly Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against MLAs Who Defected From BRS 'Within Reasonable Time'
4 months ago

Telangana High Court Asks Assembly Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against MLAs Who Defected From BRS 'Within Reasonable Time'

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court on Friday set aside a September order of the single judge which had directed the Secretary of the legislative Assembly to place the disqualification pleas pending against MLAs–who defected from Bharat Rashtra Samithi –before the Assembly Speaker to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks.In doing so the high court said that Speaker of. The …

Maheshwar Reddy Urges Telangana HC to Dismiss Appeal on Disqualification
4 months, 1 week ago

Maheshwar Reddy Urges Telangana HC to Dismiss Appeal on Disqualification

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Aleti Maheshwar Reddy, BJP floor leader in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, contended before the Telangana High Court that the secretary of the Legislative Assembly lacks the legal right to file an appeal challenging the orders of the single judge in the issue related to disqualification of BRS members, who had defected. Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who won the Assembly …

Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court today directed the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks to decide upon the disqualification pleas preferred by the BRS and BJP MLAs against the defection of three BRS MLAs to the Congress Party.The bench comprising Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy stated that since there's no information as to …

Telangana HC questions delay in speaker's decision on BRS MLAs' disqualification
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC questions delay in speaker's decision on BRS MLAs' disqualification

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court raised concerns over the prolonged delay in the Assembly Speaker addressing disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress. During the adjudication of a batch of writ petitions filed seeking direction to the Speaker to take action, Justice Vijaysen questioned Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy about the timeframe …

Telangana: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday held a marathon hearing in the petitions seeking directions to the Speaker to disqualify BRS MLAs Danam Nagender, Kadiam Srihari and Tellam Venkat Rao for defecting to the Congress. After the completion of arguments from the side of the defected MLAs, Supreme Court advocate Aryama Sundaram submitted arguments on behalf of the petitioners, …

Defections of MLAs: HC adjourns hearing on BRS petitions
8 months ago

Defections of MLAs: HC adjourns hearing on BRS petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the BRS petitions to July 22. Advocate General A. Sudershan Reddy argued before Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in the writ petitions. He submitted that he required more time to put forth his arguments in the batch of writ petitions and cited the five-judge bench order passed by the Supreme …

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC
1 year ago

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC

Hindustan Times  

Six former Congress MLAs are contemplating the withdrawal of their plea from the Supreme Court in which they have challenged an order of the Himachal Pradesh Speaker disqualifying them from the assembly. A highly placed source close to the former MLAs said a move to withdraw the plea from the court is on the cards as they want to contest …

SC refuses to stay disqualification of 6 Congress rebels in HP
1 year ago

SC refuses to stay disqualification of 6 Congress rebels in HP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker's order disqualifying the six Congress rebels who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued a notice to the office of Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania returnable within four weeks on a plea …

SC to hear plea of six disqualified Himachal MLAs against their disqualification on March 12
1 year ago

SC to hear plea of six disqualified Himachal MLAs against their disqualification on March 12

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 12 a plea by six rebel Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, against their disqualification. The Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, had disqualified the six on the Congress' plea for "defying" the party whip that required them to be present …

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-Led NCP Faction Moves Bombay High Court Against Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Sharad Pawar-Led NCP's MLAs
1 year, 1 month ago

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-Led NCP Faction Moves Bombay High Court Against Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Sharad Pawar-Led NCP's MLAs

Live Law  

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction on Tuesday filed a plea in the Bombay High Court challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision not to disqualify MLAs belonging to Sharad Pawar's faction of NCP. The plea claimed that once Ajit Pawar's-faction was declared as the real NCP, MLAs of the rival faction ought to have been disqualified. …

Maharashtra Speaker To Give Verdict On NCP Disqualification Pleas
1 year, 1 month ago

Maharashtra Speaker To Give Verdict On NCP Disqualification Pleas

ABP News  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday will deliver his verdict on the disqualification petitions filed by the two Nationalist Congress Party factions against each other following the directions given by the Supreme Court. Sharad Pawar this week moved the Supreme Court challenging the EC order recognising the Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP and handing over the official …

NCP split: Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar to pronounce verdict on disqualification plea today
1 year, 1 month ago

NCP split: Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar to pronounce verdict on disqualification plea today

India TV News  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar will pronounce his verdict on the disqualification plea related to the split in the Nationalist Congress Party around at 4 pm on Friday. SC directs the Speaker to pronounce verdict The Supreme Court on Monday extended the deadline for Narwekar to decide the Sharad Pawar faction's plea seeking disqualification of NCP MLAs belonging to the …

SC gives speaker 15 days more to deliver ruling in NCP disqualification case
1 year, 1 month ago

SC gives speaker 15 days more to deliver ruling in NCP disqualification case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended by 15 days the January 31 deadline set by it earlier for the Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide on a bunch of disqualification petitions linked to the split in the Nationalist Congress Party that had added a new party, and deputy chief minister, to the ruling coalition in Maharashtra last year. At …

NCP vs NCP: SC extends time till Feb 15 for Maharashtra Speaker to decide on disqualification petitions
1 year, 1 month ago

NCP vs NCP: SC extends time till Feb 15 for Maharashtra Speaker to decide on disqualification petitions

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted an extension of the deadline for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to deliver his decision on issues related to the disqualification of MLAs from the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party. The petitions from the Sharad Pawar faction urged the Supreme Court to intervene and instruct the speaker to make a prompt …

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday listed for January 22 hearing of an appeal filed by the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction against the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s decision to dismiss disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the MLAs supporting him, holding them as the “real” Shiv Sena. “‘Shinde faction’ was the ‘real Shiv Sena political party’ when the …

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas
1 year, 2 months ago

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas

Live Law  

An application has been filed on behalf of Shiv Sena questioning the impartiality of Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar in deciding the disqualification petitions filed against the members of the Eknath Shinde faction.It is alleged in the application that the Speaker met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the latter's official residence on January 7, when just three. An application has been …

Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification on Jan 10
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification on Jan 10

Hindustan Times  

The fate of 53 MLAs, including chief minister Eknath Shinde, from both factions of Shiv Sena will be decided on January 10 when assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar is expected to pronounce his verdict on their disqualification, thus bringing the curtain down on the battle for the original party name and symbol. Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification …

More time likely to be sought to decide Shiv Sena disqualification petitions
1 year, 3 months ago

More time likely to be sought to decide Shiv Sena disqualification petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As the hearing on disqualification petitions against 52 Shiv Sena MLAs enters the final stage of arguments, there is still a question mark on whether Speaker Rahul Narwekar will be able to decide them before December 31. The Uddhav Thackeray faction has filed disqualification petitions against 38 MLAs on the ground that they defied party whips and indulged in …

Remove Speaker's Power To Decide Disqualification Under 10th Schedule Of Constitution, Let HC Decide Instead : Arvind Datar
1 year, 3 months ago

Remove Speaker's Power To Decide Disqualification Under 10th Schedule Of Constitution, Let HC Decide Instead : Arvind Datar

Live Law  

The Speaker's power to decide the disqualification of elected members defecting from their original political party under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution should be removed and should instead be given to the High Court in the form of election petitions, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar said while delivering the KT Desai Memorial Lecture on Monday. But by nature the Speaker …

Disqualification issue will be decided by December 31: Narwekar
1 year, 4 months ago

Disqualification issue will be decided by December 31: Narwekar

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After the Supreme Court’s recent deadline of December 31 to Rahul Narwekar to decide on the disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs, the Maharashtra assembly speaker on Thursday declared that he would abide by the deadline, provided both factions of the Sena cooperated. During the hearing, the Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde claimed that it had not …

Welcome assertion: The Hindu Editorial on the defection issue and the Supreme Court’s deadline for the Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 4 months ago

Welcome assertion: The Hindu Editorial on the defection issue and the Supreme Court’s deadline for the Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

November 01, 2023 12:20 am | Updated 12:20 am IST It is a welcome sign of judicial assertion that the Supreme Court of India has fixed a deadline for the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to adjudicate on petitions seeking the disqualification of members who had broken away from the leadership of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party. It is …

SC directs Maha assembly speaker to decide disqualification petitions by Dec 31
1 year, 4 months ago

SC directs Maha assembly speaker to decide disqualification petitions by Dec 31

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Observing that the sanctity of the 10th schedule of the Constitution should be maintained, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other's MLAs on or before December 31. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said …

SC puts Maharashtra Speaker on a deadline to decide defection pleas against breakaway Shiv Sena, NCP lawmakers
1 year, 4 months ago

SC puts Maharashtra Speaker on a deadline to decide defection pleas against breakaway Shiv Sena, NCP lawmakers

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 30 directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution against the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp in the Shiv Sena dispute by December 31, 2023. Chandrachud ordered the Speaker, in his capacity as a tribunal under the Tenth Schedule, to decide the disqualification petitions against …

Deadline set for Maha Speaker to decide on NCP, Sena disqualification petitions
1 year, 4 months ago

Deadline set for Maha Speaker to decide on NCP, Sena disqualification petitions

Live Mint  

Supreme Court on 30 October directed the Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide by December 31 the disqualification petitions against Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and the MLAs who backed him during the rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray last year. This order from the SC came as earlier on 17 October, it had granted state assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a …

Speaker starts sending notices to both factions of NCP MLAs
1 year, 4 months ago

Speaker starts sending notices to both factions of NCP MLAs

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Following a petition by the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party which wants the disqualification petition against the rebel MLAs to be expedited, the Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar has initiated the procedure of the disqualification petitions filed by both the factions of NCP. After a split led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, Pawar led party …

Supreme Court gives Maharashtra Speaker last chance to set timeline for anti-defection proceedings against CM Shinde’s camp
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court gives Maharashtra Speaker last chance to set timeline for anti-defection proceedings against CM Shinde’s camp

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 17 gave Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a final opportunity to frame a realistic time schedule to hear and decide the anti-defection proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs. ‘Cannot defeat SC orders’ On October 13, Chief Justice Chandrachud said the Speaker had disregarded the court’s September 18 order to prepare a schedule …

Narwekar Says No Deadline given by SC to decide Disqualification Petitions
1 year, 5 months ago

Narwekar Says No Deadline given by SC to decide Disqualification Petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul on Saturday said that the Supreme Court has not directed him to decide disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs within two months. Nowhere it has given a deadline of two months,” Mr. Narwekar said. Earlier, Narwekar held three hearings of the MLAs from both Sena factions and is expected to give his decision on the Thackeray …

Disqualification of MLAs: Sanjay Raut slams Maharashtra Speaker over delay, says 'Behaving like someone...'
1 year, 5 months ago

Disqualification of MLAs: Sanjay Raut slams Maharashtra Speaker over delay, says 'Behaving like someone...'

India TV News  

A day after the Supreme Court rapped Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar over the delay in taking a decision on the disqualification pleas of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction MLAs, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday slammed the speaker and alleged that he is behaving like someone who gives refuge to a murderer to encourage the latter to …

Supreme Court raps Maharashtra Speaker for ‘disregarding’ court order
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court raps Maharashtra Speaker for ‘disregarding’ court order

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 13 slammed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for reducing the anti-defection proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs to a “charade”, saying that he cannot “merrily” defer hearings and has to decide before the next elections. “Somebody has to advice the Speaker that he cannot defeat the orders of the Supreme Court like …

Sena vs Sena: SC pulls up Maharashtra Assembly Speaker over disqualification pleas against Shinde, MLAs
1 year, 5 months ago

Sena vs Sena: SC pulls up Maharashtra Assembly Speaker over disqualification pleas against Shinde, MLAs

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday came down hard on Maharashtra Assembly Speaker over the delay in deciding the disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Shiv Sena MLAs backing him, and said that he cannot defeat its orders. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked Solicitor General Tushar …

Sena Split: Shinde group urge separate hearing on disqualification plea, Uddhav camp counters
1 year, 5 months ago

Sena Split: Shinde group urge separate hearing on disqualification plea, Uddhav camp counters

The Hindu  

The Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requested Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday for separate hearings on disqualification petitions filed against them, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena group argued that all petitions shared the same ground and could be heard together. However, an Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena Rajya Sabha member expressed his faction’s opposition to …

Narwekar to decide key issues in disqualification petitions on Oct 20
1 year, 5 months ago

Narwekar to decide key issues in disqualification petitions on Oct 20

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Will Maharashtra speaker Rahul Narwekar’s decision on the disqualification petition against chief minister Eknath Shinde and his MLAs come early or will the hearing drag on for months? HT Image During the third hearing on the disqualification issue on Thursday, petitioners from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena demanded that the petitions of both factions be clubbed together for the …

I will not be intimidated, says Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
1 year, 5 months ago

I will not be intimidated, says Maharashtra Assembly Speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Ahead of the regular hearing of disqualification petitions of the two factions of the Shiv Sena, Speaker Rahul Narwekar said he would strictly follow the Constitution and the Maharashtra Legislature Members Act, 1956. Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena has been raising objections over the timeline and procedure set by the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for holding the hearings on disqualification …

Maharashtra Speaker begins hearing on disqualification pleas filed by two factions of Shiv Sena
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra Speaker begins hearing on disqualification pleas filed by two factions of Shiv Sena

India TV News  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Monday started the hearing of the disqualification petitions filed against each other by rival Shiv Sena factions led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray. Earlier last week, the Supreme Court directed Narwekar to spell out the timeline within a week for adjudication of the disqualification petitions filed against Shinde and …

Ajit Pawar faction files disqualification petition against Sharad Pawar MLAs
1 year, 6 months ago

Ajit Pawar faction files disqualification petition against Sharad Pawar MLAs

India Today  

The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party has filed a disqualification petition against the Sharad Pawar group of MLAs at the Maharashtra assembly speaker’s office, sources said on Friday. The move comes after the Sharad Pawar camp filed a disqualification petition against nearly 41 MLAs supporting the Ajit Pawar faction. A couple of days back, senior leaders from …

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 6 months ago

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has said he would not delay the decision regarding the disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs but won’t rush in either which could result in the “miscarriage of justice”. Mr. Narwekar was speaking to reporters on September 18 evening after the Supreme Court directed him to spell out the timeline within a week for adjudication …

SC gives Maharashtra Speaker a week to open disqualification proceedings against CM Shinde and other MLAs
1 year, 6 months ago

SC gives Maharashtra Speaker a week to open disqualification proceedings against CM Shinde and other MLAs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday gave Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a week’s time to open disqualification proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs accused of defection. The court had expected the Maharashtra Speaker to show “deference and dignity” to the court’s direction that he should decide the disqualification petitions within a “reasonable time”. On May 11, a …

SC raps Maha Speaker for ’sitting on disqualification pleas’ of Shiv Sena MLAs
1 year, 6 months ago

SC raps Maha Speaker for ’sitting on disqualification pleas’ of Shiv Sena MLAs

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday rebuked the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for 'sitting on disqualification pleas' of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and other 56 Shiv Sena rebel MLAs. “Speaker has to honour dignity of Supreme Court”, said CJI DY Chandrachud over the delay in deciding pleas for disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs. The Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv …

Disqualification hearing: Speaker gives 2 weeks’ time to both camps for exchange of documents
1 year, 6 months ago

Disqualification hearing: Speaker gives 2 weeks’ time to both camps for exchange of documents

Hindustan Times  

Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday gave two weeks’ time to both factions of Shiv Sena to exchange documents, minutes after hearing on disqualification of MLAs began in the central hall of the legislature. Appearing for Shinde faction, senior counsel Anil Sakhare that they had not received copies of the documents submitted by the opposite camp’s chief whip Sunil Prabhu …

Shinde group MLAs file bulky replies to disqualification petitions
1 year, 6 months ago

Shinde group MLAs file bulky replies to disqualification petitions

The Hindu  

The 40 members of the Legislative Assembly led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday filed their individual replies running into thousands of pages to the disqualification notice issued by Speaker Rahul Narwekar. On June 21, 2022, Mr. Shinde, leader of the Shiv Sena in the Maharashtra Assembly, suddenly left Mumbai with many Sena MLAs for Surat. The next …

Maharashtra Speaker to call Sena MLAs for disqualification hearings in next 2 weeks
1 year, 7 months ago

Maharashtra Speaker to call Sena MLAs for disqualification hearings in next 2 weeks

India Today  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker, Rahul Narwekar, is expected to summon 54 Shiv Sena MLAs for a physical hearing in the next two weeks, regarding the disqualification petitions against them after a split in the party. Disqualification proceedings were initiated in 2022 by the Eknath Shinde-led Sena’s whip Bharat Gogawale against the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena MLAs. According to officials, 40 Shiv …

SC notice to Maharashtra Speaker on Thaackeray camp plea of deliberate delay in disqualification proceedings against CM Shinde, others
1 year, 8 months ago

SC notice to Maharashtra Speaker on Thaackeray camp plea of deliberate delay in disqualification proceedings against CM Shinde, others

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar in a petition filed by Uddhav Thackeray loyalists accusing him of deliberately delaying the disqualification proceedings pending against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for defection. “It is imperative for this court to direct the Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions filed by the petitioner against delinquent members of …

Maharashtra Speaker Issues Disqualification Notices to 54 MLAs, Including CM
1 year, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Speaker Issues Disqualification Notices to 54 MLAs, Including CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Saturday said notices have been issued to 40 MLAs of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 14 of the Uddhav Thackeray faction, seeking their replies on disqualification petitions against them.These legislators have been given seven days to file their reply, he said. The notices have been issued against a total of …

Amidst NCP split, Thackeray camp moves SC against Speaker for delaying disqualification hearings against Shinde
1 year, 8 months ago

Amidst NCP split, Thackeray camp moves SC against Speaker for delaying disqualification hearings against Shinde

The Hindu  

The Uddhav Thackeray camp in the Supreme Court on July 4 accused Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of deliberately delaying disqualification proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for defection. The Thackeray faction said Mr. Narwekar’s conduct has been in “brazen disregard” of his constitutional duties as a neutral arbiter under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. “It is imperative for …

'Will not succumb to pressure while deciding on disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs'
1 year, 10 months ago

'Will not succumb to pressure while deciding on disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs'

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Friday asserted he will not succumb to any pressure while deciding on the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the ruling Shiv Sena and said whatever time is required to complete the process will be taken, comments coming a day after the Supreme Court gave its verdict on the 2022 political crisis in the …

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