Bench directed the Election Fee to not move any orders on Shinde faction’s plea that or not it’s thought-about the true Shiv Sena
New Delhi: The Supreme Court docket on Tuesday referred to a five-judge bench the petitions filed by the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde elevating a number of constitutional questions associated to defection, merger and disqualification.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered the itemizing of petitions earlier than the structure bench on Thursday and directed the Election Fee to not move any orders on Shinde faction’s plea that or not it’s thought-about the true Shiv Sena and granted the get together’s ballot image.
“Listing the matter earlier than the structure bench the day after tomorrow and the bench will resolve in regards to the image associated to the Election Fee continuing originally,” the bench additionally comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli mentioned.
The bench was listening to pending instances associated to the current political disaster in Maharashtra that led to the autumn of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities within the state.
