The Supreme Court had earlier refused to restrain the EC from deciding on the claim of the Shinde-led faction over the 'real' Shiv Sena and the party symbol. he Supreme Court will begin hearing cases related to the Maharashtra political crisis on Tuesday, including the disqualification of MLAs, the validity of the Eknath Shinde government, and the powers of speaker and governor. Earlier, the SC had rejected the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s plea to stay proceedings pending before the Election Commission of India (ECI) over a request by CM Eknath Shinde for recognition of his faction as the real Shiv Sena and permission to use the party’s ‘bow and arrow’ election symbol. In an order seen as a win for Shinde camp, the five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud, said, “We direct there shall be no stay on proceedings before the Election Commission. Interlocutory Application seeking stay stands dismissed.” The Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government, which came to power after the 2019 Assembly polls, collapsed on June 29 this year following a rebellion against the Shiv Sena leadership by Eknath Shinde and 39 party legislators. Shinde became the chief minister on June 30, with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.