The Supreme Court bench is expected to decide whether Eknath Shinde and 15 other Shiv Sena MLAs could be disqualified for revolting against then CM Uddhav Thackeray in June last year.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will get to keep his job despite gaining from an illegal decision by the then governor, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in a setback for Uddhav Thackeray over last year's Shiv Sena mutiny.
The Supreme Court also rejected a request to restore Uddhav Thackeray s government because the leader chose to resign instead of facing a test of strength in the assembly.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's job and his government will be on the line when the Supreme Court announces an all-important verdict on last year's Shiv Sena mutiny on Thursday.