महाराष्ट्र की राजनीतिक उठापटक पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का फैसला कल: शिवसेना के शिंदे और ठाकरे गुट की अर्जियों पर कॉन्स्टीट्यूशनल बैंच ने की थी सुनवाई

The Supreme Court may give its verdict on Thursday regarding the political upheaval of Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and the change of power. Decision is to be taken on various petitions of Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction. The constitutional bench of the court was hearing the matter. This constitutional bench includes Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha.

Judgment was reserved on March 16
In this case, the bench started hearing on various petitions from 17 February. On March 16, after the arguments of all the parties were completed, the court had reserved the verdict. Senior advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Harish Salve, Mahesh Jethmalani and Abhikalp Pratap Singh appeared for the group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta represented the Governor’s office in the matter.
On the other hand, senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Devdutt Kamat and advocate Amit Anand Tiwari presented arguments on behalf of the Uddhav faction.

Uddhav faction demanded cancellation of Governor’s order
The Uddhav faction had demanded that the governor’s order to conduct the floor test be quashed. The Governor’s decision of June 2022 is dangerous for democracy and it is fatal for the democratic system of the country. During this, the court had said that the governor cannot allow his office to be used for any particular result. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray camp, had said that the political party has primacy in the relationship between the legislature and the political party. Sibal argued that the Constitution does not recognize any group, whether majority or minority. Sibal further argued that the disagreement was outside the House and not inside the House.

CJI Chandrachud sought to know from the counsel for the Uddhav Thackeray camp whether the Governor cannot see the number of members who say they want to withdraw support. The CJI said that there was a group which did not want to support the then government and may face disqualification, which could affect the strength of the House.