SC declines interim stay on Speaker’s decision to approve Uddhav Sena MPs’ ‘merger’ with Shinde faction

The Supreme Court declined an interim stay on the Speaker’s decision to approve Uddhav Sena MPs’ merger with the Shinde faction. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant petitioned the court, arguing the merger is unconstitutional and perverse, but the Bench postponed the matter for a two-week hearing.