Shiv Sena vs Shinde Sena: SC Issues Notice To Lok Sabha Speaker Over Merger Row

[00:00:00]Twist in the Shiv Sena versus Shinde Sena case, Supreme Court has now issued a notice to the Lok Sabha speaker. The plea filed by Shiv Sena UBT member Arvind Ganpat Sawant challenged the Lok Sabha speaker's decision approving the merger of its six members of parliament with the Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena.

[00:00:19]However, the court has now refused to grant interim relief at this stage.

[00:00:25]Shiv Sena UBT argued that no disqualification petitions are pending before the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and therefore there was no occasion to pass an order approving the merger.

[00:00:36]Shiv Sena UBT has pressed for an interim relief for a stay on the speaker's order. It has also raised a contention that the merger order has been signed by a joint secretary and not by the Lok Sabha speaker.

[00:00:57]Twist in the Shiv Sena versus Shinde Sena case, Supreme Court has now issued a notice to the Lok Sabha speaker. The plea filed by Shiv Sena UBT member Arvind Ganpat Sawant challenged the Lok Sabha speaker's decision approving the merger of its six members of parliament with the Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena.

[00:01:17]However, the court has now refused to grant interim relief at this stage.

[00:01:23]Shiv Sena UBT argued that no disqualification petitions are pending before the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and therefore there was no occasion to pass an order approving the merger.

[00:01:34]Shiv Sena UBT has pressed for an interim relief for a stay on the speaker's order. It has also raised a contention that the merger order has been signed by a joint secretary and not by the Lok Sabha speaker.

[00:01:55]Twist in the Shiv Sena Shinde Sena case, Supreme Court has now issued a notice to the Lok Sabha speaker. The plea filed by Shiv Sena UBT member Arvind Ganpat Sawant challenged the Lok Sabha speaker's decision approving the merger of its six members of parliament with the Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena.

[00:02:15]However, the court has now refused to grant interim relief at this stage.

[00:02:21]Shiv Sena UBT argued that no disqualification petitions are pending before the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and therefore there was no occasion to pass an order approving the merger.

[00:02:32]Shiv Sena UBT has pressed for an interim relief for a stay on the speaker's order. It has also raised a contention that the merger order has been signed by a joint secretary and not by the Lok Sabha speaker.