Uddhav faction of Shiv Sena moves Supreme Court against Maharashtra assembly Speaker's ruling in favour of Shinde group

The Shiv Sena faction led by former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray yesterday moved the Supreme Court over Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision that recognises the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the ‘real Shiv Sena’.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) has also sought a provisional stay on the Speaker's order and an interim relief restraining Shinde faction MLAs from attending the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

The Speaker had announced on Wednesday that the Shinde faction was the real Shiv Sena when the party founded by Balasaheb Thackeray split between Shinde and Thackeray factions. Maharashtra Assembly Speaker said Uddhav Thackeray had no power to remove Eknath Shinde from the post of legislature party leader - according to the Shiv Sena constitution.  The Uddhav Thackeray faction had also approached the Supreme Court when the Speaker met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of the verdict.

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Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has moved the Bombay High Court against the Speaker's decision to not disqualify MLAs belonging to the Uddhav Thackeray camp.

Bharat Gogawale, Chief Whip of the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar which refused to disqualify 14 MLAs belonging to the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).

Bharat Gogawale has claimed that the Speaker’s decision was “arbitrary, unconstitutional and illegal” and he failed to consider that MLAs from the Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena faction had voluntarily given up membership of the party.

Meanwhile, the Sena (UBT) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Speaker’s decision that held the Eknath Shinde faction to be the “real political party” and refused to disqualify MLAs from Shinde faction.