The Supreme Court on Monday fast-tracked the hearing of the disqualification petitions against Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and other Shiv Sena MLAs and directed the Speaker to list the matter before him within a week and set down a time schedule to decide disqualification pleas.
The Supreme Court told the Maharashtra Speaker to show deference and respect to the Supreme Court order of May 11 requiring him to decide on the disqualification petitions of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs within reasonable time.
The court also observed that nothing has happened in the matter except for the issuance of notice and asked the Speaker to keep the matter within a week for passing procedural directions.
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