Justice Shree Chandrashekhar was officially sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office at Raj Bhavan, attended by top state officials and dignitaries.
In the aftermath of the Maharashtra election, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticized former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud for delays in ruling on disqualification petitions, which he claims led to the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s defeat. He accused Chandrachud of facilitating defections and questioned the legitimacy of the ruling coalition’s success.
Today(on 29th July), The Supreme Court has sought responses from Ajit Pawar and his MLAs on a plea challenging the Maharashtra Speaker’s decision recognizing his group as the legitimate NCP. The court, led by CJI DY Chandrachud, acknowledged the need for an expedited hearing due to the assembly’s term ending in November.
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Today(on 10th July), The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea from Uddhav Thackeray’s faction challenging the recognition of Eknath Shinde’s faction as the legitimate Shiv Sena party by Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar. The case involves the dismissal of disqualification petitions against Shinde and his MLAs, holding implications for Shiv Sena’s internal politics.
Today (on 7th March): The Supreme Court of India has summoned original records from the Speaker’s Office and scheduled a hearing for the Shiv Sena party dispute, known as “Sena vs. Sena,” for April 8. The dispute involves the disqualification of several MLAs, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. This follows a split in the party in June 2022.
The Thackeray factions plea was to be listed for hearing Today (March 1) before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. The Supreme Court announced today that it will schedule for March 7 the petition filed by the Uddhav Thackeray faction contesting the ruling of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, who declared the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the authentic political party.
Today, the Bombay High Court issued notices to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and 10 MLAs associated with Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction in response to petitions challenging the speaker’s decision not to disqualify them. Anil Patil, chief whip of the NCP, filed the petitions disputing the speaker’s ruling and is pushing for the disqualification of the 10 legislators. The matter is set for further hearing on March 14.
Sharad Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has sought an urgent hearing in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision. This pivotal order by the ECI recognized the faction led by Ajit Pawar as the legitimate NCP, a move that has stirred considerable controversy and debate within political […]
Rahul Narwekar, the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly, is scheduled to announce his decision on Thursday regarding the disqualification petitions lodged by two opposing factions within the NCP, as per the directives issued by the Supreme Court. Despite the Election Commission of India (ECI) ruling in favor of rebel leader Ajit Pawar, granting him control […]