On 27 June, it agreed to hear the petitions filed by Eknath Shinde and his then-rebel MLAs which argued that then-Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal should not be allowed to decide on the disqualification notices against them, as they had sought his removal. There was a clear legal issue at play here, based on the Nabam Rebia judgment of the Supreme …
The Supreme Court on Monday said rebel Shiv Sena legislators led by Eknath Shinde need “breathing time” while giving them time till July 12 to respond to a notice issued by Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal on June 25 initiating disqualification proceedings against them for defection. Mr. Shinde and 15 other legislators, against whom disqualification notice was issued, were supposed to …
The Maharashtra political crisis is set to play out in the Supreme Court, with the group of rebel Shiv Sena legislators, led by dissident MLA Eknath Shinde, securing a hearing by the top court on Monday against disqualification notices issued to them by the deputy speaker of the Maharashtra assembly. In their petitions, the MLAs have pressed for staying the …
Rebel leader Eknath Shinde appears to be tightening his grip on Shiv Sena with the number of MLAs in his team rising to 38. Rebel MLAs want to break the party: CM Thackeray Thackeray on Friday said rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who are camping in Guwahati want to "break the party". A letter in this regard was sent to the …
