The Supreme Court on December 15 gave the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar till January 10, 2024 to deliver his judgment on disqualifications petitions filed by the rival Shiv Sena factions of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray.
On October 30, the Supreme Court had given Mr. Narwekar time till December 31, 2023.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Speaker, said the disqualification proceedings would wrap up on December 20 and be reserved for judgment.
