The Shinde camp was unsure of the deputy CM's track record, given that one of the reasons the rebel Sena MLAs had given while parting ways with Uddhav Thackeray was unequal fund distribution by Pawar. However, Pawar allayed their fears by allotting funds to them too
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 five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous verdict on Maharashtra political row by referring the 2016 Nabam Rebia five-judge verdict related to the power of the speaker on disqualification of MLAs to a larger bench.
‘The governor did not have any objective material before him to indicate that the incumbent government had lost the confidence of the House and that he should call for a floor test,’ the Supreme Court said.
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.