{"id":3994,"date":"2026-07-22T08:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:10:50","slug":"supreme-court-issues-notice-to-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-over-shiv-sena-mps-controversial-merger-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3994","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Issues Notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Over Shiv Sena MPs&#8217; Controversial Merger | 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-132553764,imgsize-122570,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sc-issues-notice-to-om-birla.jpg\" alt=\"SC issues notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against approval of Sena (UBT) MPs' merger with Shinde faction\" title=\"SC issues notice to Om Birla (ANI images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"SC issues notice to Om Birla (ANI images)\">SC issues notice to Om Birla (ANI images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Secretary and six rebel Shiv Sena MPs on a plea filed by the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction challenging the Speaker&#8217;s decision to recognise the merger of the six MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The top court has further posted the matter for hearing after two weeks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The plea was filed by UBT MP Arvind Ganpat Sawant against the Speaker&#8217;s decision, which was approved ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice to the respondents while refusing to stay the Speaker&#8217;s order at this stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Moved to SC earlier<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla&#8217;s decision to approve the merger of its six MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, mentioned the matter before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, seeking an urgent hearing on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Merger alters Lok Sabha numbers<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Ahead of the Monsoon Session, Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Shinde-led Shiv Sena.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The MPs are Sanjay Deshmukh (Yavatmal), Sanjay Jadhav (Parbhani), Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai North East), Nagesh Patil-Ashtikar (Hingoli), Omprakash Rajenimbalkar (Dharashiv) and Bhausaheb Wakchaure (Shirdi).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>With the merger, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena&#8217;s strength in the Lok Sabha has come down to three MPs, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena&#8217;s tally has increased to 13 MPs, making it the third-largest constituent of the NDA after the BJP and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Reacting to the development, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde said the six MPs joined his party to secure development for their constituencies and not for &#8220;personal gains&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/sc-issues-notice-to-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-against-approval-of-sena-ubt-mps-merger-with-shinde-faction\/articleshow\/132553379.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC issues notice to Om Birla (ANI images) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Secretary and six rebel Shiv Sena MPs on a plea filed by the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction challenging the Speaker&#8217;s decision to recognise the merger of the six 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