:
The Bombay High Court on Monday, July 31, 2023, directed the Maharashtra government to file its reply in a plea challenging former Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari’s decision, withdrawing the nomination of 12 Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) recommended by the then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, led by Uddhav Thackeray in 2020.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by Sunil Modi, area head of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, who is part of the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).