The Supreme Court on Monday extended the time granted by Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Narhari Zirwal to the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to reply to a notice on the petition seeking their disqualification till 5.30 pm on July 11.
Amid the ongoing Maharashtra political crisis, the Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Eknath Shinde and his rebel group of MLAs by extending the time to file response to the disqualification notice sent by the Deputy Speaker, till July 12.
Five of the group’s six directors have confirmed their resignations, stating they “cannot remain on the board of directors with Andrew Abercrombie”. Under these changes, the resignations of J