<p>The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has approached the Supreme Court on Monday against a decision by the newly elected Speaker of the Maharashtra assembly to give recognition to the whip nominated by the Eknath Shinde faction as the chief whip of the party.</p>.<p>Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the plea before a bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J K Maheshwari for urgent listing.</p>.<p>He said the Speaker has got no jurisdiction to recognise Bharat Gogawale as the whip nominated by Shinde as Thackeray is still the head of Shiv Sena political party.</p>.<p>It is the party not the Speaker that recognises the whip, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/ahead-of-trust-vote-eknath-shinde-reinstated-as-sena-legislative-leader-1123648.html">Ahead of floor test, Shinde gets Sena's reins in House</a></strong></p>.<p>Singhvi also pointed out that earlier Shinde group had challenged the appointment of Shiv Sena official whip Sunil Prabhu, but the court declined to pass any interim order.</p>.<p>He also claimed the Speaker's decision on Sunday meant changing the status quo of proceedings before the top court.</p>.<p>The court agreed to put the matter for consideration on July 11, along with others pending petitions.</p>.<p>The BJP's nominee Rahul Narwekar was on Sunday elected the new Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.</p>.<p>On Monday, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, won the vote of confidence.</p>.<p>On July 1, Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu approached the top court seeking a direction to suspend from House, Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde and 15 other MLAs till a final decision is taken on their disqualification.</p>.<p>On June 29, the court had refused to stay the Maharashtra Governor's direction to hold a floor test in Assembly on June 30, in an endgame to Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, after a rebellion by Eknath Shinde and 48 other MLAs.</p>
<p>The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has approached the Supreme Court on Monday against a decision by the newly elected Speaker of the Maharashtra assembly to give recognition to the whip nominated by the Eknath Shinde faction as the chief whip of the party.</p>.<p>Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the plea before a bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J K Maheshwari for urgent listing.</p>.<p>He said the Speaker has got no jurisdiction to recognise Bharat Gogawale as the whip nominated by Shinde as Thackeray is still the head of Shiv Sena political party.</p>.<p>It is the party not the Speaker that recognises the whip, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/ahead-of-trust-vote-eknath-shinde-reinstated-as-sena-legislative-leader-1123648.html">Ahead of floor test, Shinde gets Sena's reins in House</a></strong></p>.<p>Singhvi also pointed out that earlier Shinde group had challenged the appointment of Shiv Sena official whip Sunil Prabhu, but the court declined to pass any interim order.</p>.<p>He also claimed the Speaker's decision on Sunday meant changing the status quo of proceedings before the top court.</p>.<p>The court agreed to put the matter for consideration on July 11, along with others pending petitions.</p>.<p>The BJP's nominee Rahul Narwekar was on Sunday elected the new Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.</p>.<p>On Monday, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, won the vote of confidence.</p>.<p>On July 1, Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu approached the top court seeking a direction to suspend from House, Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde and 15 other MLAs till a final decision is taken on their disqualification.</p>.<p>On June 29, the court had refused to stay the Maharashtra Governor's direction to hold a floor test in Assembly on June 30, in an endgame to Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, after a rebellion by Eknath Shinde and 48 other MLAs.</p>
