The Supreme Court has asked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other lawmakers from his group to respond to a plea filed by the Uddhav Thackeray faction. The faction is challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar s order, which declared the Shiv Sena bloc led by Shinde as the "real political party" after their split in June 2022.
At the outset, the top court said the plea can be heard by the Bombay High Court as well. The senior lawyers for the Thackeray faction, however, opposed the idea and said the top court is more equipped to handle the case.
On January 15, the Thackeray faction had moved to the top court challenging the speaker's decision declaring the Sena bloc led by Shinde as the 'real political party'.