SC to consider Sena (UBT) plea against Speaker’s approval of MPs’ ‘unilateral merger’
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a plea from the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's recognition of a merger involving six of its MPs. The petitioner argues that the merger violates the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution by bypassing the original political party's consent.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) agreed to consider to urgently hear a plea by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) party challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s grant of approval to six of its nine MPs unilaterally “merging” with rival Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of the Parliament’s Monsoon session.
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