New Delhi: A volley of petitions filed in connection with the fall of Uddhav Thackeray-led government and the formation of Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra has been transferred to a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, official sources said.
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The Supreme Court has ordered the listing of the petitions before the bench on Thursday. It also asked the Election Commission not to passy any orders on Shinde faction’s plea that it be considered Shiv Sena and granted the party’s poll symbol. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana said that the petitions raised important constitutional issues in connection with the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution pertaining to disqualification, power of the Speaker and governor and judicial review.
