Supreme Court reserves Jan 10 to hear on Maharashtra's political drama
Earlier, Uddhav Thackeray-led group had said to the apex court that an unconstitutional government was running in Maharashtra
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New Delhi, Dec 13: Regarding the ase of Maharashtra politifal crisis, Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec 13) posted for Jan 10 hearing a batch of petitions filed by the rival factions belonging to Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of Shiv Sena group.
A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha asked the counsels of both sides to complete all procedural formalities in the meantime. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Thackeray group told the apex court that he would argue on the reference of the matter to the seven-judge bench.
"It has been agreed that Mr. Sibal shall circulate a brief note of his submission on proposed reference to a seven-judge bench. The note shall be submitted two weeks in advance to Governor of Maharashtra and private respondents," the bench stated in its order. The top court also noted that other parties can also make a note of their submissions. On July 13, 2016, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in the Nabam Rebia case held that Speaker cannot initiate disqualification proceedings when a resolution seeking his removal is pending.
Earlier, Uddhav Thackeray-led group had said to the apex court that an unconstitutional government was running in Maharashtra. In August, the top court's three-judge bench had referred the issues involved in the petition filed by rival groups of Shiv Sena in relation to the Maharashtra political crisis to a five-judge Constitution bench. It had said that some of the issues involved in the Maharashtra political crisis might require a larger Constitutional bench for consideration.
RSS Janakalyan Samiti
Mes, Pune
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