The constitution bench directed the Speaker to decide the pending disqualification proceedings without getting influenced by the decision of the ECI on who is the real “Shiv Sena”.
Supreme Court has declined to stay the proceedings before the Election Commission of India on Shinde group's claim for recognition as 'real' Shiv Sena.
Who is the real Shiv Sena? A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, said there will be no stay on proceedings before the EC to decide the intra-party dispute in Shiv Sena between Uddhav Thackeray and the faction led by chief minister Eknath Shinde, on which one is the original party and also on getting the party symbol.