SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray faction's petition on disqualification pleas on March 7
Uddhav Thackeray faction on March 7. As reported by PTI, this petition challenges the decision of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, who declared Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena bloc as the "true political party" following the party's division in June 2022. Moreover, the Thackeray faction's plea was set to be heard on March 1 before a bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the Thackeray faction, brought up the plea, noting that it was not included in the list of scheduled matters. He requested the bench, which included Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, to schedule it for March 7. Also Read: Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant Pre-Wedding: Ranveer-Deepika, SRK, Uddhav Thackeray reach Jamnagar | Watch “We will list it for hearing on March 7 (Thursday)," the chief justice of India said, adding that several matters, which were to be listed on March 1, could not be accommodated in the list as the bench has to rise early.
The Supreme Court, on February 5 and 12, assured that the plea would be listed promptly after it was brought up by Sibal. Previously, on January 22, the court had issued notices to Chief Minister Shinde and other lawmakers from his group in response to the Thackeray bloc's plea challenging the speaker's order. The court had directed that the matter be listed for hearing after two weeks.
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