Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Supreme Court Poses Multiple Questions On Governor's Role | Live Updates From Hearing [March 15]

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15 March 2023 11:09 AM IST

  • Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Supreme Court Poses Multiple Questions On Governors Role | Live Updates From Hearing [March 15]

    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. Senior Advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Mahesh Jethmalani and Maninder Singh have completed their arguments on behalf of the Shinde side.

    Reports of the previous hearings can be read here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here here and here.

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    Live Updates

    • 15 March 2023 12:32 PM IST

      Justice PS Narasimha: The stark distinction so far as Rameshwar is concerned- Rameshwar government was not formed.

    • 15 March 2023 12:32 PM IST

      [SG Mehta reads from the judgement in Rameshwar Prasad v UOI]

    • 15 March 2023 12:32 PM IST

      SG Mehta: May i request your lordships to examine the facts of the case after the law.

    • 15 March 2023 12:31 PM IST

      CJI DY Chandrachud: He can't be oblivious to the fact that in a three party coalition, the dissent has taken place in one party of the three. The other two are steadfast in the coalition. They are not by any means sidekicks. They're almost at power

    • 15 March 2023 12:31 PM IST

      CJI DY Chandrachud: Second thing governor has to bear in mind is that as of this date there is not even a suggestion that Shivsena is going to team up with the BJP to form the government.

    • 15 March 2023 12:28 PM IST

      CJI DY Chandrachud: What is disturbed is out of 56 the Shivsena had, 34 have...

    • 15 March 2023 12:27 PM IST

      CJI DY Chandrachud: Congress had 44 members and NCP had 53 members. This is a glock of 97. The 97 still continue to be a solid block.

    • 15 March 2023 12:27 PM IST

      CJI DY Chandrachud: One, insofar as the Congress and the NCP are concerned, there is no internal dissent in either INC or NCP.

    • 15 March 2023 12:27 PM IST

      CJI DY Chandrachud: There are two important things which the governor has not taken into account.

    • 15 March 2023 12:25 PM IST

      SG Mehta: Your lordships asked if merely because of internal dissatisfaction the governor can take this call. A similar question arose in Rameshwar Prasad.

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