SC puts Maharashtra Speaker on deadline over defection pleas Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Context: The Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule (anti defection law) of the Constitution against the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp in the  Shiv Sena dispute by December 31, 2023. Key Themes: The Supreme Court consistently emphasizes the need for an […]