No Illegality In Issuing Disqualification Notices To Eknath Shinde & 15 Shiv Sena Rebels : Maharashtra Deputy Speaker To Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

No Illegality In Issuing Disqualification Notices To Eknath Shinde & 15 Shiv Sena Rebels : Maharashtra Deputy Speaker To Supreme Court

Live Law  

Opposing the petitions preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde against the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to rebel MLAs for proceedings under the tenth schedule of the Constitution over alleged defection, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Sitaram Zirwal has submitted before the Top Court that. Opposing the petitions preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde against the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to rebel MLAs for proceedings under the tenth schedule of the Constitution over alleged defection, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Sitaram Zirwal has submitted before the Top Court that that there was no illegality in granting 48 hours to respond to the said notices. Referring to the Top Court's judgement in Shrimant Balasaheb Patil v Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2 SCC 595 wherein it was observed that timeline for filing of reply is purely discretionary and contending that the 48 hours notice was given in the first instance, Dy Speaker has further said that– "There is absolutely no illegality in 48 hours being given to the Petitioners to respond to the disqualification petitions. The affidavit has been filed in the petition preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker and plea filed by Bharat Gogawale and 14 other Shiv Sena MLA's seeking to restrain the Deputy Speaker from taking any action in the disqualification petition until the resolution for removal of Deputy Speaker is decided.

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SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker
1 week, 4 days 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 HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications
1 month ago

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana high court on Friday refused to interfere in the powers of legislative assembly speaker G Prasad Kumar to decide on the disqualification of lawmakers who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi into the Congress, further directing the speaker to deal with the pleas within “reasonable time G Prasad Kumar A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and …

Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress
3 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: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned
4 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, …

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection
8 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Speaker Pramila Mallik has disqualified two sitting MLAs, former minister Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak, who recently joined BJP after resigning from BJD, as members of the Assembly. The Speaker in separate orders issued for the MLAs said Dhali, an elected member of the Jayadev Assembly constituency, and Nayak, an elected member of the Telkoi Assembly constituency, have incurred …

Odisha: Assembly Speaker Disqualifies 2 BJD MLAs for Quitting Party to Join BJP
8 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: Assembly Speaker Disqualifies 2 BJD MLAs for Quitting Party to Join BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Pramila Malllick on Thursday disqualified two Biju Janata Dal MLAs — Premananda Nayak and Arabinda Dhali — who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Speaker decided to disqualify Dhali and Nayak after MLA Prasanta Kumar Muduli filed a petition on March 18 under Rule 6 of the Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly Rules, 1978 …

Himachal guv urges speaker to accept resignation of 3 Independent MLAs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal guv urges speaker to accept resignation of 3 Independent MLAs

Hindustan Times  

Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said on Thursday that he has written to speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, urging him to accept the resignation of the three Independent MLAs, who along with six Congress rebels supported the BJP nominee in the Rajya Sabha polls held in February. “The three independent MLAs, after submitting their resignations to the secretary of the …

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

Shiv Sena row | Supreme Court asks whether Maharashtra Speaker contradicted verdict
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiv Sena row | Supreme Court asks whether Maharashtra Speaker contradicted verdict

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 7 asked whether Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar “contradicted” a Constitution Bench judgment to bank on ‘legislative majority’ as a criterion to declare Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction as the “real” Shiv Sena. “The Speaker says the ‘real’ political party is discernible from which faction held the legislative majority at the time of the emergence of …

Sena Vs Sena: SC to hear Uddhav faction plea challenging Maharashtra Speaker's decision in April
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sena Vs Sena: SC to hear Uddhav faction plea challenging Maharashtra Speaker's decision in April

India TV News  

The Supreme Court to hear a petition by the Shiv Sena-Uddhav faction challenging the Maharashtra Speaker's refusal to disqualify MLAs of the Eknath Shinde group in the second week of April. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra sent for the original documents after the Shinde faction alleged forgery in the records …

Sena vs Sena: SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s decision on March 7
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sena vs Sena: SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s decision on March 7

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal filed by the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray party challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to dismiss disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s camp, while declaring them the “real” Shiv Sena. Legislative majority The Maharashtra Speaker’s decision came on January 10, nearly two years after Mr. Thackeray’s camp moved disqualification …

Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena UBT Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group On March 7
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena UBT Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group On March 7

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today agreed to post on March 7, 2024, the petition filed by a member of Shiv Sena challenging the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's refusal to disqualify the MLAs belonging to Eknath Shinde group.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the petitioner, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for an urgent hearing. The Supreme Court today agreed …

Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Sena's Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group Members
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Sena's Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list the petition filed by a member of Shiv Sena, challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Speaker to disqualify the MLAs of Shiv Sena under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner Sunil Prabhu, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to …

Sena vs Sena: SC weighs senior advocate Kapil Sibal's plea, considers listing Thackeray faction's appeal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sena vs Sena: SC weighs senior advocate Kapil Sibal's plea, considers listing Thackeray faction's appeal

India TV News  

Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list a petition by Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena challenging the order of Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar on the dismissal of disqualification pleas against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction MLAs. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Thackeray group mentions the matter for early listing of the case saying it can be listed …

HC issues notices to Thackeray faction MLAs, Speaker over non-disqualification
11 months, 1 week ago

HC issues notices to Thackeray faction MLAs, Speaker over non-disqualification

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and 14 legislators from the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena. The notices were issued after Bharat Gogwale, who was appointed as the Shiv Sena whip by the Eknath Shinde faction after the vertical split in the party, filed an appeal against the Speaker’s decision …

Bombay High Court issues notice to Maharashtra Speaker, Uddhav Sena MLAs on Shinde faction pleas
11 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court issues notice to Maharashtra Speaker, Uddhav Sena MLAs on Shinde faction pleas

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and the 14 MLAs aligned with Uddhav Thackeray, responding to petitions filed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The chief whip of Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Bharat Gogavale, has filed petitions challenging Mr. Narwekar’s January 10 order dismissing disqualification petitions against 14 MLAs from the Thackeray …

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Court notice to Speaker, 14 Uddhav Sena MLAs on Shinde faction's disqualification plea
11 months, 1 week ago

Court notice to Speaker, 14 Uddhav Sena MLAs on Shinde faction's disqualification plea

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has issued notices to Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar and 14 MLAs from Uddhav Thackeray's faction in response to a petition filed by Bharatshet Gogawale, the chief whip of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, challenging Narwekar's decision not to disqualify the Thackeray faction MLAs. Gogawale's petitions, filed on January 12, seek to declare the Speaker's order …

MLA disqualification matter: Bombay HC issues notice to Maharashtra Speaker on Shinde faction pleas
11 months, 1 week ago

MLA disqualification matter: Bombay HC issues notice to Maharashtra Speaker on Shinde faction pleas

New Indian Express  

Gogavale has sought HC to declare the speaker's order as bad in law, quash it and disqualify all the 14 MLAs from the Thackeray group – Sena. The court clarified that, as per a new practice, all matters filed are taken up for hearing within a day or two. In the petitions, Gogavale said that on July 3, 2022, he …

Uddhav Thackeray group moves Supreme Court against speaker’s ‘real Shiv Sena’ order
11 months, 1 week ago

Uddhav Thackeray group moves Supreme Court against speaker’s ‘real Shiv Sena’ order

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra speaker Rahul Narwekar’s decision to dismiss the disqualification petitions against chief minister Eknath Shinde and 38 “rebel” Shiv Sena legislators was a “colourable” exercise of power based on “extraneous and irrelevant” considerations, the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray in a petition filed in the Supreme Court on Monday. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has approached …

Uddhav Sena Moves Supreme Court Challenging Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Eknath Shinde Group
11 months, 1 week ago

Uddhav Sena Moves Supreme Court Challenging Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Eknath Shinde Group

Live Law  

Shiv Sena has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Speaker to recognize Eknath Shinde group as the real Shiv Sena and refusing to disqualify the members of Shinde faction for defection as per the tenth schedule of the Constitution.It was on January 10 that Speaker Rahul Narwekar pronounced the verdict rejecting the petitions. Shiv Sena has …

Shinde camp moves Bombay HC over Maharashtra Speaker’s verdict: Here’s why
11 months, 1 week ago

Shinde camp moves Bombay HC over Maharashtra Speaker’s verdict: Here’s why

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction moved the Bombay High Court against the Maharashtra Speaker's decision to not disqualify members of Uddhav Thackeray's faction of the Shiv Sena, Bar and Bench reported on Monday. Petitions filed on January 12 by Bharat Gogavale, the chief whip of the ruling Shiv Sena, said they were challenging the "legality, propriety and correctness" of …

Shinde faction teases Thackeray with victory banners after speaker’s verdict
11 months, 1 week ago

Shinde faction teases Thackeray with victory banners after speaker’s verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Eknath Shinde faction took to the streets on Thursday with banners hailing the assembly speaker’s verdict declaring Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde as the true successor of the Shiv Sena. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde during a public rally after the Speaker’s verdict The Shinde faction workers put up banners outside the Matoshree, the official residence of Uddhav Thackeray. …

Narvekar Dismisses all Disqualification Petitions Against Shiv Sena MLAs
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Narvekar Dismisses all Disqualification Petitions Against Shiv Sena MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday dismissed all disqualification petitions filed against Shiv Sena MLAs and three independent MLAs. He also held that the Eknath Shinde faction was the real Shiv Sena when the rival factions emerged in the party on June 21, 2022 and Shinde was the “validly” appointed leader of the party. Reacting to the Speaker’s …

Shinde faction is ‘real Shiv Sena’, declares Maharashtra Speaker
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Shinde faction is ‘real Shiv Sena’, declares Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

In a huge setback to Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled on January 10 that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction was the ‘real Shiv Sena’ when the rival factions emerged on June 21, 2022. Mr. Shinde, on the other hand, said that numbers were important in a democracy, pointing out that his Shiv Sena faction …

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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 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 …

Shinde govt. has majority support in Assembly: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar
1 year ago

Shinde govt. has majority support in Assembly: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar

The Hindu  

Mumbai Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Monday, Novembe 27, 2023 said the Eknath Shinde-led government is stable and enjoys the majority support in the Lower House of the State legislature and asserted he will take a decision on disqualification petitions filed by rival Shiv Sena factions within the SC-set time frame. Speaking to the media in Sindhudurg district, he slammed …

Disqualification issue will be decided by December 31: Narwekar
1 year, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 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 …

Sena disqualification row: Oppn questions Maha Speaker as ‘irked’ CJI raps delay
1 year, 2 months ago

Sena disqualification row: Oppn questions Maha Speaker as ‘irked’ CJI raps delay

Live Mint  

The Opposition has slammed the Maharashtra Speaker, Rahul Narwekar, a day after the Supreme Court rapped him over the delay in taking a decision on the disqualification pleas of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs. The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Maharashtra Speaker after the Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena factions approached the apex court to give directions to …

Disqualification of MLAs: Sanjay Raut slams Maharashtra Speaker over delay, says 'Behaving like someone...'
1 year, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

Don’t want to delay hearing in Sena case: Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Don’t want to delay hearing in Sena case: Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

The next hearing by Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on the disqualification petitions filed against each other by two rival factions of the Shiv Sena will be held on Thursday instead of Friday. The Shiv Sena founded by the late Bal Thackeray split in June last year following a rebellion by senior leader Eknath Shinde, who went on to …

Two MLAs Had Dubious Exits from the second Assembly
1 year, 2 months ago

Two MLAs Had Dubious Exits from the second Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For the first time in the history of the Legislative Assembly of the undivided Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, two MLAs were declared disqualified by the High Court and prohibited from continuing as members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. The Telangana High Court had set aside the election of two BRS MLAs, Vanama Venkateswara Rao, representing Kothagudem Assembly constituency and …

SC to hear on October 13 Sharad Pawar camp plea against Speaker’s ‘inaction’ on disqualification proceedings of breakaway NCP MLAs
1 year, 2 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 …

I will not be intimidated, says Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
1 year, 2 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 …

Speaker’s decision on disqualification of CM Shinde, Sena MLAs in three months
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker’s decision on disqualification of CM Shinde, Sena MLAs in three months

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar’s decision on the disqualification petition against CM Eknath Shinde and other Shiv Sena MLAs from both factions is likely to be delivered by the end of the year or early next year. “The order will clear all ambiguities about the time frame, when the verdict is expected and whether it will be an individual …

Sena split | Official hearing on MLAs’ disqualification set for October 13
1 year, 2 months ago

Sena split | Official hearing on MLAs’ disqualification set for October 13

The Hindu  

Days after the Supreme Court directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to spell out the timeline for adjudication of the disqualification petitions filed against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Sena MLAs within a week, Mr. Narwekar on September 25 initiated the hearing and decided to conduct the official hearing on October 13. “Following extensive arguments from both the factions, …

Maharashtra Speaker begins hearing on disqualification pleas filed by two factions of Shiv Sena
1 year, 3 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 …

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

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