{"id":24634,"date":"2026-09-15T14:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24634"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:22:52","slug":"real-sena-case-in-sc-shinde-camp-backs-ecs-organisational-majority-test-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24634","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Real&#8217; Sena case in SC: Shinde camp backs EC\u2019s \u2018organisational majority\u2019 test | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134266714,imgsize-27546,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sc-allows-ec-to-go-ahead-with-hearing-eknath-shinde-groups-claim-of-being-real-shiv-sena.jpg\" alt=\"'Real' Sena case in SC: Shinde camp backs EC\u2019s \u2018organisational majority\u2019 test\" title=\"SC on final hearing of Shiv Sena split case\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"SC on final hearing of Shiv Sena split case\">SC on final hearing of Shiv Sena split case<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Tuesday resumed final hearing on pleas challenging the Maharashtra Speaker\u2019s refusal to disqualify MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shiv-sena\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiv Sena<\/a> faction, with the group defending the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Commission<\/a>\u2019s decision to recognise it as the \u201creal\u201d Shiv Sena.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is also hearing the <!-- -->Uddhav Thackeray<!-- --> faction\u2019s challenge to the EC\u2019s February 17, 2023, order allotting the Shiv Sena name and \u2018bow-and-arrow\u2019 symbol to the Shinde camp.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u2018EC can examine party structure\u2019<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for the Shinde faction, argued that the EC was empowered under Article 324 to examine a party\u2019s constitution and organisational structure while deciding which faction represented the real party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cYour Lordships must see the entire record. The question is whether the constitution was with the Election Commission,\u201d Kaul said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>He said the constitution relied upon by the Thackeray faction was not registered with the EC, while the 1999 constitution was submitted after detailed correspondence with the poll panel.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Kaul said the EC was not deciding which amendments could be made to the constitution but whether the organisational structure reflected the will of the party cadre.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u2018It was a political party split\u2019<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Rejecting the argument that the dispute was limited to a split in the legislative wing, Kaul said, \u201cOur case has never been that there was merely a split in the legislative party. Our case is that there was a split in the political party.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>He defended the EC\u2019s organisational majority test, saying it could not conduct a referendum among every primary member of a political party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>\u201cThe lifeblood of a political party is its cadre and grassroots workers who are directly connected to the electorate,\u201d Kaul said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The hearing remained inconclusive and will continue on Wednesday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/real-sena-case-in-sc-shinde-camp-backs-ecs-organisational-majority-test\/articleshow\/134266389.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC on final hearing of Shiv Sena split case NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed final hearing on pleas challenging the 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