Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict on a batch of pleas related to last year’s political crisis in the State a “slap” on those who called his government “illicit”, while Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray sought the resignation of Mr. Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on “moral grounds”.
The petitions had been filed after Mr. Shinde’s rebellion against the undivided Shiv Sena led by Mr. Thackeray, which led to the fall of the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud had ruled that the Governor was not justified in asking Mr. Thackeray, the then Chief Minister, to prove majority in the Assembly.
