Supreme Court sent notice to CM Shinde and his camp, Thackeray faction has challenged the Speaker’s decision on Shiv Sena.

The Supreme Court docket right this moment agreed to contemplate the petition of Shiv Sena-UBT chief Sunil Prabhu difficult the choice of Maharashtra Meeting Speaker Rahul Narvekar within the Shiv Sena dispute and has issued a discover to CM Eknash Shinde and his camp MLAs in search of their response.

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice J.B. A division bench of Justice Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra issued discover and sought response from CM Eknath Shinde and 38 different MLAs from his camp within the matter. The Speaker’s resolution said that the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was the “real” Shiv Sena.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, showing for the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction, urged the bench to contemplate the particular depart petition filed earlier than the highest courtroom, saying that the May 2023 judgment of the Structure bench within the order of Speaker Rahul Narvekar wants rationalization. The apex courtroom has requested to answer to the discover inside two weeks.

The Shiv Sena faction led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray had filed a petition within the Supreme Court docket questioning the January 10 resolution by Rahul Narvekar, saying that the group led by CM Shinde is the actual “Shiv Sena”. The petition additionally challenges the dismissal of the disqualification petitions filed towards CM Shinde and different MLAs of the Thackeray camp.