Sena vs Sena: SC asks speaker to decide on rebel MLAs by Jan 10

NEARLY 10 months after the Maharashtra Shiv Sena disqualification case came up in the Supreme Court, Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar has been given the last opportunity by the apex court to deliver his order by January 10.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

The disqualification petitions arose out of the previous year's split in Shiv Sena, with one faction joining the BJP to form government in the state.

"The orders have to come by January 10," said a bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.

The top court had earlier asked him to decide the disqualification pleas by December 31, saying the sanctity of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution (disqualification law) should be maintained.