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Supreme Court to hear plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu on July 11

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from the Assembly of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending, saying it was “fully conscious” of the issue on July 11.

A Vacation Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala was urged by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Prabhu, that the interim plea needed an urgent hearing due to the pendency of disqualification proceedings against 16 lawmakers, including the Chief Minister.

“I am sorry for the trouble... We have filed an application. Your lordships on June 29 passed an order, thereafter Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister. The problem that faces the Assembly and all of us is that as to how the votes have to be counted as there is no merger under [the] 10th Schedule of the Constitution,” the senior lawyer said.

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