Shiv Sena Vs Shiv Sena- Supreme Court Judgement Today- LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with the formation of the Eknath Shinde government with the support of BJP, as Uddhav Thackeray resigned without facing floor test.

CJI : Status quo ante cannot be restored as Mr.Thackeray did not face the floor test and tendered his resignation. Hence the Governor was justified in administering oath to Mr.Shinde with the support of the largest party BJP.

Supreme Court holds that it cannot order the restoration of Uddhav Thackeray government as he resigned without facing floor test, although the Governor's decision for floor test was wrong and Speaker was wrong in appointing whip of Eknath Shinde group.

CJI : Had Mr. Thackeray not resigned, this Court could have restored....

CJI : Now on relief. Petitioners argued for restore status quo ante. However, Mr.Thackeray did not face the floor test.

CJI : Exercise of discretion by the Governor was not in accordance with the Constitution.

CJI : Mr.Fadnavis and the 7 MLAs could have moved for a no-confidence motion. Nothing prevented from doing that.

CJI : Governor ought not to have relied on the letter...the letter did not indicate that Mr.Thackeray lost support.

CJI : The security concerns expressed by MLAs have no bearing on the support of the Government. This was an extraneous consideration on which the Governor placed reliance on.

CJI : Governor erred in relying on the resolution of a faction of MLAs of Shiv Sena to conclude that Mr.Thackeray had lost support of the majority of MLAs.