The Supreme Court will be hearing a fresh plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray camp of the Shiv Sena challenging appointment of Eknath Shinde as chief mnister of Maharashtra.
A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said it will be listed for hearing before an appropriate bench on July 11.
Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai, said they are seeking listing of the fresh plea along with other pending petitions which are coming up for hearing on July 11. The apex court is expected to hear a plea regarding the disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs on July 11.
Desai has challenged the Governor's June 30 decision to invite a coalition of the Shinde faction and the BJP to form government in Maharashtra.
The Thackeray-led faction has also challenged the validity of assembly proceedings held on July 3 and July 4 during which a new speaker was elected to the House. They also challenged subsequent proceedings of floor test in which the Shinde led coalition had proved its majority.
Rebellion by a section of Sena MLAs, led by Shinde, had resulted in the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. The Uddhav camp argued that 16 MLAs who are facing disqualification proceedings should not have participated in the floor test. The Uddhav camp has also filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Rahul Narvekar.
