The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance in Maharashtra lost power following a coup in the Shiv Sena by Eknath Shinde, who formed a new government with the BJP in June 2022. (News18 Creative using PTI photos)
Eknath Shinde had rebelled against Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray last year with 39 MLAs and formed the government with the support of the BJP.
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict in the Shiv Sena case on Thursday.
A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha heard petitions related to the matter that led to the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra last year.
The batch of petitions includes one filed by Eknath Shinde in June 2022, challenging the notice issued by the then deputy speaker against rebel Shiv Sena MLAs for alleged defection. The petitions filed by the Thackeray faction in the apex court have challenged the Maharashtra governor’s decision to call for a trust vote, the swearing-in ceremony of Eknath Shinde as chief minister and the election of a new assembly speaker. live law informed of.
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Decision on Thackeray faction’s petition to disqualify Eknath Shinde, Sandipanrao Bhumre, Abdul Sattar, Tanaji Sawant, Sanjay Shirsat, Yamini Jadhav, Chimanrao Patil, Bharat Gogawale, Lata Sonawane, Ramesh Bornare, Prakash Surve, Balaji Kinnikar on Thursday hopefully. ., Mahesh Shide, Anil Babar, Sanjay Raimulkar and Balaji Kalyankar from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde rebelled against Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray last year with 39 party legislators and formed a government with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In August last year, the then Chief Justice of India NV Ramana referred the petitions in the matter to a constitution bench.
Supreme Court’s decision will be in our favor, says Shinde camp
Shinde camp’s Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat said that the decision of the Supreme Court will be in his favor.
“I have come to know that the Supreme Court will pronounce its order tomorrow on the disqualification of 16 MLAs. Everything will be clear tomorrow, I am also one of the 16 MLAs. I think tomorrow the decision of the Supreme Court will be in our favor. We are not worried about it.” Year Quoting Shirsat.
Whether democracy is alive or not, will be decided tomorrow: Sanjay Raut
Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Sanjay Raut said that it will be decided tomorrow whether our judicial system is working under any pressure or not.
Raut said, ‘Whether democracy is alive in this country or not, it will be decided tomorrow and it will also be decided whether our judicial system is working under any pressure or not.’
#Watch , Tomorrow will decide whether democracy is alive in this country and whether our judicial system is working under any pressure or not: Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Sanjay Raut pic.twitter.com/aBe9NxnNbh
– ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
Election Commission recognizes Shinde camp as ‘real’ Shiv Sena
On 17 February this year, the Election Commission of India recognized the Eknath Shinde camp as the “real” Shiv Sena and also allotted them the ‘bow and arrow’ election symbol.
The order, signed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel, said that in the circumstances of the case, the commission was compelled to rely on the test of majority in the legislative wing to adjudicate the present dispute. .
“The basis of recognition of a political party shall be with reference to the percentage of votes polled in the elections to the Legislative Assembly and/or the Lok Sabha and the number of elected members in accordance with the provisions of Para 6A, 6B and 6C of the Symbol Order,” read the order.
The floor test result was clearly in Shinde’s favor – the 40 MLAs supporting him secured 36,57,327 votes out of a total of 47,82,440, which is 76 percent of the votes cast in favor of the 55 victorious MLAs in the 2019 assembly elections. is the percentage.
The ECI concluded the order by saying that in the absence of democratic internal structures, internal disputes are bound to create rifts and factions, due to which the question is decided by the Election Commission under a symbolic order.