Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar may choose not to submit his reply to the Supreme Court on the progress of the disqualification proceedings against 54 MLAs from both Shiv Sena camps, officials at the legislature said. The state legislature has not replied to notices served by the apex court in the past and is consulting legal experts on whether the speaker s decision can be subjected to legal scrutiny. The speaker is expected to give two more weeks to 40 Shiv Sena MLAs to reply to the notices issued to them by the legislature. The state legislature is yet to begin the process on the disqualification petitions filed by the NCP against Ajit Pawar and eight ministers. | Mumbai news
The development came after the issue of liquor shops rampantly violating rules, and the rise of illegal liquor sales, were raised in the state assembly on Friday. Additionally, the issue of poor rate of conviction in the cases related to liquor consumption, supply and sale was also raised | Mumbai news
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that two Indian Air Force helicopters deployed for the rescue work were unable to fly from the Mumbai airport due to the bad weather | Mumbai news
Three people were reported missing after accidental drowning, one of them a four-month-old infant near Kalyan. Another person was found dead in Gadchiroli on Wednesday after he was reported missing due to accidental drowning on Tuesday. | Mumbai news