Uddhav Vs Shinde: Supreme Court Likely To Deliver Judgment On Maharashtra Political Crisis Tomorrow
1 year, 7 months ago

Uddhav Vs Shinde: Supreme Court Likely To Deliver Judgment On Maharashtra Political Crisis Tomorrow

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The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is expected to deliver judgement on a batch of petitions filed by rival factions Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde in relation to the Maharashtra political crisis on Thursday, May 11, reported news agency ANI. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat also spoke about the apex court likely to give a verdict on the Maharastra political crisis and said "everything will be clear tomorrow." Everything will be clear tomorrow, I am one of the 16 MLAs too: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat The Constitution Bench of SC is likely to deliver the… pic.twitter.com/0pYQqo29wA — ANI May 10, 2023 On being asked by reporters about the apex court likely to pass judgement on Thursday, Maharashtra Opposition leader Aaditya Thackeray said, "We have full faith in the judiciary. The five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha was dealing with the issue related to Maharashtra political crisis.

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Uddhav Sena leader challenges nominations of 7 legislators in Bombay High Court
1 week ago

Uddhav Sena leader challenges nominations of 7 legislators in Bombay High Court

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed a petitioner challenging the nomination of seven politicians to the Maharashtra Legislative Council to add those who are appointed as party to the petition. Shiv Sena leader Sunil Modi filed a plea challenging the nomination of seven MLCs - three from BJP and two each from Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party. 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 …

Constitution Bench Judgments Of Justice DY Chandrachud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Constitution Bench Judgments Of Justice DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Bench: CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra 13. v. M/S Lalta Prasad Vaish : A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held by 8:1 majority, held that the States have the power to regulate 'denatured spirit or industrial alcohol'. Bench: CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Hrishikesh …

Shiv Sena Releases First List of 45 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Polls
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2 months ago

Shiv Sena Releases First List of 45 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Polls

New Indian Express  

The Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. The party has re-nominated almost all the MLAs who backed Eknath Shinde when he led a revolt against the then-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022. The party has fielded ministers from various constituencies, including those who were previously dropped by the previous …

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, …

Sena Vs Sena: Supreme Court to consider listing of Uddhav Thackeray group's plea against Maharashtra CM Shinde, MLAs
5 months, 1 week ago

Sena Vs Sena: Supreme Court to consider listing of Uddhav Thackeray group's plea against Maharashtra CM Shinde, MLAs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 10 agreed to consider listing of a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the "real political party" after its split in June 2022. On January 22, the top court had issued notices to the Chief …

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 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 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 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 challenges CM Shinde and Speaker for public debate over real Shiv Sena status
11 months, 1 week ago

Uddhav Thackeray challenges CM Shinde and Speaker for public debate over real Shiv Sena status

India TV News  

Uddhav Thackeray, leader of the Shiv Sena faction affected by the disqualification ruling recognising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led party as the genuine Shiv Sena, has announced his intent to challenge the decision in what he terms the "people's court." Addressing the people's court Speaking at a "people's court" gathering in Worli, the constituency of his son Aaditya Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray …

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 …

Breaking | Shinde Faction Approaches Bombay High Court Challenging Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Uddhav Thackeray Faction MLAs
11 months, 1 week ago

Breaking | Shinde Faction Approaches Bombay High Court Challenging Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Uddhav Thackeray Faction MLAs

Live Law  

The faction of Shiv Sena led by CM Eknath Shinde has approached the Bombay High Court challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's refusal to disqualify 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray faction. Significantly, the faction led by Uddhav Thackeray has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Speaker's decision insofar as it recognized Eknath Shinde group as the real Shiv …

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 …

The Speaker’s court: On the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s ruling
11 months, 1 week ago

The Speaker’s court: On the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s ruling

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s ruling on the disqualification petitions filed by rival factions of the Shiv Sena demonstrates why the adjudicatory function under the anti-defection law should not be in the hands of Presiding Officers in the legislature. The ruling is based mainly on the finding that loyalists of Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister now, constituted the ‘real …

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. …

OPINION | WAIT FOR THE FINAL VERDICT FROM PEOPLE OF MAHARASHTRA
11 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | WAIT FOR THE FINAL VERDICT FROM PEOPLE OF MAHARASHTRA

India TV News  

The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s ruling in the Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification case was more or less anticipated. The Speaker did not disqualify any MLA from both factions of Shiv Sena, but he held that the faction of Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was “the real Shiv Sena”. Reacting to the verdict, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, …

Narvekar Dismisses all Disqualification Petitions Against Shiv Sena MLAs
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Speaker’s verdict against Supreme Court guidelines, says irate MVA
11 months, 1 week ago

Speaker’s verdict against Supreme Court guidelines, says irate MVA

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi leaders slammed speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order on the Shiv Sena disqualification petitions, reiterating that the verdict was against the guidelines given by the Supreme Court. The SC should then take suo motu note of Narwekar’s act.” Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the speaker’s verdict was not a victory of any party but the victory of democracy. …

Sena Vs Sena: Speaker tells Thackeray’s faction moving SC does not mean...
11 months, 1 week ago

Sena Vs Sena: Speaker tells Thackeray’s faction moving SC does not mean...

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narvekar said on Wednesday, ".just because you approach the court does not mean that the order passed by the Speaker is overturned." And, the Uddhav Thackeray faction's "baseless allegations do not substantiate that," the Maharashtra Speaker said late Wednesday. After the Maharashtra Speaker announced its decision in favour of the Shinde faction Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray's faction …

Shinde faction is ‘real Shiv Sena’, declares Maharashtra Speaker
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Shiv Sena split: ahead of verdict, Uddhav Thackeray moves SC against Speaker-CM Shinde meet
11 months, 1 week ago

Shiv Sena split: ahead of verdict, Uddhav Thackeray moves SC against Speaker-CM Shinde meet

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on January 9 said his party had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court objecting to a recent visit by Speaker Rahul Narwekar to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde before the verdict on disqualification petitions against Mr. Shinde and several MLAs whose rebellion had split the Shiv Sena in June 2022. In response, Mr. Narwekar said …

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 …

Uddhav was inaccessible, Shinde gave justice to all: Maharashtra minister
1 year ago

Uddhav was inaccessible, Shinde gave justice to all: Maharashtra minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Monday said that Uddhav Thackeray was affectionately called ‘Paksha Pramukh’ by everyone in Shiv Sena, but it was not his official post as per the party constitution. In his voluntary statement, Mr. Samant said that all Shiv Sena leaders and party functionaries looked upto Mr. Shinde to solve their issues. Advocate Kamat pointed out …

Andhra Pradesh High Court To Take Up Monitoring Of Cases Against MP's & MLA's Upon Supreme Court's Directions
1 year ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court To Take Up Monitoring Of Cases Against MP's & MLA's Upon Supreme Court's Directions

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court took up proceedings to monitor and fast-track the cases filed against MLAs & MPs, following the directions passed by the Supreme Court, The division Bench comprising Justice U. Durga Prasad Rao and Justice M. Kiranmayi took up the matter on Thursday and adjourned it to Monday due to the unavailability of the Advocate General. The …

Shiv Sena's Constitution Altered to Tackle Leader's Popularity: Shinde Faction
1 year ago

Shiv Sena's Constitution Altered to Tackle Leader's Popularity: Shinde Faction

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena on Friday claimed Uddhav Thackeray amended the party constitution in 2018 to counter the “overwhelming support” for Mr. Shinde in the party’s organisational wing. While cross-examining Shiv Sena MLA Sunil Prabhu in the disqualification petitions against the Shinde faction MLAs, advocate Mahesh Jethmalani suggested that by amending the constitution, the organisational structure …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court Gears Up For First Seven-Judge Bench Live-Stream In History
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Gears Up For First Seven-Judge Bench Live-Stream In History

Live Law  

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing today the reference of the 1998 PV Narasimha Rao judgment, which was referred last month to a larger bench of seven judges. Another reason why the proceedings scheduled to start today have already made history before beginning is that this is the first seven-judge bench hearing after the top court's …

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 …

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