Constitution Bench says status quo can't be restored since Uddhav Thackeray had resigned; court can't intervene in disqualification proceedings at first instance, Speaker must decide in reasonable period.
The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on a clutch of cross-petitions filed by the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of the Shiv Sena, pertaining to the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will deliver its verdict on pleas related to the political crisis that led to the fall of the three-party MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray following a revolt by Shinde. As per the cause list published on the Supreme Court's website, a single judgement will be pronounced by Justice Chandrachud.
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The apex court said it cannot disqualify Eknath Shinde and 15 other MLAs for revolting against then CM Uddhav Thackeray in June last year as he resigned without facing the floor test.