SC extends time for rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to respond to disqualification notices, next hearing on July 11
- In Politics
- 09:29 PM, Jun 27, 2022
- Myind Staff
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the time granted by Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Narhari Zirwal to the dissident Shiv Sena MLAs, including Eknath Shinde, to reply to a notice on the petition seeking their disqualification till 5.30 pm on July 12.
A vacation bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice J B Pardiwala that issued the notice on two petitions — one by dissident leader Eknath Shinde and the other by 15 dissident MLAs who had been served disqualification notices — fixed July 11 to hear the matter again. “In the meanwhile, as an interim measure, the time granted by Deputy Speaker to petitioners or other similarly placed MLAs to submit their written submissions today by 5.30 PM be extended till July 12, 2022, 5.30 PM,” the bench also directed.
The apex court was hearing the petitions filed by the Shinde group challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to 16 rebel MLAs as well as the appointment of Ajay Choudhary as Shiv Sena Legislature Party leader.
The bench also issued notices to the Deputy Speaker, Secretary of Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, the Centre, Ajay Chaudhary, and Sunil Prabhu and asked them to file a reply within five days.
On the request of providing security to 39 MLAs alleging threats to them, the Supreme Court recorded the statement of the standing counsel of the Maharashtra government, Rahul Chitnis, that adequate steps have already been taken and the state government will further ensure that no harm is caused to the life, liberty, property of the MLAs.
After the Supreme Court granted interim relief to Eknath Shinde and other MLAs to file their reply to disqualification notices issued to them by the Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly by July 12, the rebel Shiv Sena leader took to Twitter and said this was a "victory of Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva and thoughts of Anand Dighe".
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