They had also challenged the newly appointed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker s action recognising the whip of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde group as the whip of Shiv Sena. The plea said the newly appointed Speaker has no jurisdiction to recognise whips nominated by Shinde as Uddhav Thackeray is still the head of Shiv Sena official party. Uddhav Thackeray Camp Moves Supreme Court to Stay Proceedings Before ECI on Eknath Shinde s Claim.
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The Supreme Court began hearing on Wednesday petitions filed by both factions of the Shiv Sena relating to the control of Shiv Sena party and the recent political crisis in Maharashtra, which brought down the Mahavikas Aghadi (Congress-Shiv Sena-NCP) government in the state.
The Supreme Court will hear pleas filed by both factions of the Shiv Sena pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis. A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli will hear pleas on Wednesday filed by Uddhav Thackeray-led camp and Eknath Shinde camp.