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Shiv Sena merger row: Supreme Court adjourns UBT plea challenging Speaker's approval for six MPs
Updated On: 10 August, 2026 03:11 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The Supreme Court adjourned by two weeks the Shiv Sena (UBT) plea challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's approval of the merger of six MPs with the Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Kapil Sibal sought interim relief, arguing that the Speaker does not have plenary powers

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on July 18 approved the merger of six MPs of Shiv Sena (UBT), headed by Uddhav Thackeray (left), with the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde (right). FILE PIC
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea filed by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's approval of the merger of its six Members of Parliament (MPs) with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe noted that the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker and other respondents were yet to be served the notice issued on the plea filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant.
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