The Supreme Court on January 22 agreed to examine a petition filed by Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) leader Sunil Prabhu against the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s decision to dismiss disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and supporting MLAs, while holding the Shinde faction the “real” Shiv Sena.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud issued notice to Mr. Shinde and listed the case after two weeks.
The court was initially reluctant to take up the case and Chief Justice Chandrachud asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Prabhu, why they should not approach the Bombay High Court first.
