New Delhi, June 27: In an interim relief for the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that no decision on their disqualification by the Maharashtra Assembly Deputy Speaker should be made until July 11.
The Deputy Speaker had previously asked them to file their responses to the disqualification notices by 5.30 pm on Monday.
The Supreme Court also ordered the Maharashtra government to safeguard the lives, liberty, and property of 39 Shiv Sena rebel MLAs and their families.
The Supreme Court was hearing petitions from Eknath Shinde and the rebel Sena MLAs challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Maharashtra Deputy Speaker, as well as Ajay Choudhari’s appointment as Shiv Sena Legislature Party leader.
However, the Supreme Court refused to issue an interim order on the grounds that no floor test should be held in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly until July 11. “We can’t pass the order on the floor test because it would add unnecessary complications. If anything illegal occurs, you can always appeal to this court,” a bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala stated.
