Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court In Shiv Sena Case [Feb 28]
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the...
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.
A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.
The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the preliminary issue of larger bench reference by choosing to determine it along with the merits of the case.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal completed his submissions for the Uddhav side over three days. Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi commenced his arguments for Uddhav side on February 23. Reports of the previous hearings can be read here, here, here, here, here and here.
Follow this page for live-updates from today's hearing.
The arguments have been concluded for the day. The matter will resume tomorrow morning.
Kaul: There is an overwhelming discontent in the cadre of the party. The party didn't want to continue. The fact remains is that they were discontent.
Kaul: They can't presume and say that we have incurred an ex facie disqualification.
Kaul: There are two whips appointed. We're following the mandate of the party.
CJI DY Chandrachud: 22 resigned. Speaker accepted 6 and kept quite in 16. So their argument is that why did speaker keep quiet in 16?
CJI DY Chandrachud: You don't wanna go with an alliance, decide that outside. So long as you're member of house, you are bound by discipline of house. What they're saying to governor is that we don't want the party to go with this alliance.
Kaul: Governor has to see if in elected representatives - is there a substantive majority withdrawing their support- which raises a doubt in his mind.
CJI DY Chandrachud: When govt is formed, it's not open to any group to say that we cannot go with this alliance.
Kaul: I will address your lordships tomorrow on that. Tenth schedule is where this argument of legislative party and political party is there.
Justice Narasimha: Your claim is on the ground that you're the political party. So in the information given to governor, where is material which shows that you have political majority, not legislative majority.
Kaul: Suppose he had not held a floor test- despite a nine judge bench, despite Shivraj Singh Chouhan, despite MLAs writing to him- question would be why did he not move a floor test?