Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray

The bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India, asked both the sides to file documents, compilations and replies by August 1 and adjourned the matter.

A day after Eknath Shinde had taken oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had, on July 1, sacked Shinde from all positions of the party.

The Shiv Sena supremo said that considering the current political scenario, Shiv Sena should not back her but he and his party men are not narrow minded.

The state assembly had on Sunday elected BJP’s Rahul Narvekar as speaker of the house. With the victory, the newly formed coalition had got what it was wishing before the floor test.

Newly formed government will face floor test at state assembly on Monday following which all 50 rebel MLAs including the chief minister who had reached Goa hotel on Friday evening reached Mumbai on Saturday evening. Out of the 50 MLAs, 39 are from Shiv Sena while rest are independents who have been supporting Shinde.

Kesarkar said that they will avoid commenting on Uddhav Thackeray but will reply the letter received to Shinde. He said that Shiv Sena had elected Shinde as leader of house after getting election on Shiv Sena’s ticket in state assembly elections.

Days after the revolt against Uddhav Thackeray, rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde Eknath Shinde was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday.

Jailed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh sought the Supreme Court’s permission to participate in the floor test.

The call for a floor test was impressed upon the Governor by Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.

Despite only 13 MLAs at a key meeting convened by Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut said they are in touch with at least 21 rebel MLAs.