'Is the concept of divorce new, asks HC; refuses to listen to ...

Mumbai: Is the concept of divorce new to the law of marriages, the Bombay high courtroom requested on Thursday while refusing to supply urgent listening to to a petition looking for a reside to swearing-in of Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra Chief Minister.

The petition, filed by way of a gaggle of people describing themselves as BJP supporters, sought a direction to the BJP and the Shiv Sena to face by way of their pre-poll alliance and form government.

Sonia Gandhi writes to Uddhav Thackeray

Expressing regret at now not being capable of attend the swearing-in ceremony of Uddhav Thackeray at Shivaji Park, Congress' period in-between president Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to the Sena chief and leader of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray called on Sonia Gandhi closing night at 10, Janpath, to personally invite her for the grand swearing-in ceremony.

advocate Mathews Nedumpara, their legal professional, on Thursday approached two distinctive benches of the excessive court seeking pressing listening to, as Thackeray is slated to take oath of office in the night.

but each the benches refused to absorb the plea for urgent hearing.

A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and R I Chagla pointed out they do not need time.

Nedumpara then approached the division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre, contending that Thackeray's swearing-in become "unconstitutional and void".

In pictures: The eras of Balasaheb Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray through sepia-toned memories Blast from the previous

Shiv Sena's chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to develop into the subsequent Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He could be the first one from the Thackeray family to hold the chief minister's put up. He joins the league of seven leaders who obtained the CM's publish earlier than being an MLA or MLC. prior, posters that includes Balasaheb Thackeray had been viewed near the Shiv Sena Bhawan. excellent Shiv Sena leaders have regularly spoke of that they made a promise to their birthday party's founder Bal Thackeray of getting a major minister from the party. in this historic graphic, many general faces together with Manohar Joshi, Uddhav Thackeray, Balasaheb Thackeray, Narayan Rane and Raj Thackeray can also be viewed sharing the body. BCCL image

The Sena supremo

File picture of the then Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray posing with latest MNS birthday party chief Raj Thackeray. BCCL photo

Politicians in the making

Balasaheb Thackeray along with his son and the present birthday celebration leader Uddhav Thackeray and his nephew Raj Thackeray. Raj broke far from his uncle's celebration in 2006 to delivery his personal birthday party called Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Raj has been lacking in motion as the month-lengthy political drama comes to a close. although, he's anticipated to attend his cousin Uddhav's oath-taking ceremony. BCCL picture

'Clicked with the aid of Uddhav Thackeray'

Maharashtra Chief Minster Uddhav Thackeray's passion for photography is smartly commonly used. He has even undertaken a tour of a considerable number of parts of the state in a helicopter to do aerial photography. Uddhav also has a passion for wildlife images. Aaditya, his son, shared a photo on his Instagram from his childhood days, which is clicked by his father. Little Aaditya is seen with Bal Thackeray within the graphic. picture: Instagram/ Aaditya Thackeray

Aaditya Thackeray along with his dad Uddhav Thackeray

while Uddhav Thackeray will be the primary to take the CM's put up from the Thackeray family unit. It turned into Aaditya who broke the Thackeray fashion earlier when he determined to contest elections.Aaditya is the first from his household to contest an election and he won with a margin of around 60,000 votes from Worli constituency, defeating NCP's Sunil Mane. The Yuva Sena Chief took oath as an MLA at the Maharashtra Vidha Sabha on November 27. BCCL picture

Ex-Shiv Sena chief minister

Raj Thackeray, Balasaheb Thackeray, Pramod Mahajan and Uddhav Thackeray with the primary non-congress chief minister of Maharashtra, Manohar Joshi. The Shiv Sena leader took the chair after the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition came to energy in 1995. as the coalition fell aside this 12 months after the assembly elections, it will be entertaining to look if the newly-fashioned Sena-NCP-Congress alliance lasts its 5 years. BCCL picture

Introduction to politics

Aaditya Thackeray, who is the current MLA from Worli, became formally inducted into the Sena with the blessings of Balasaheb Thackeray at Shiv Sena's Dasara rally in 2010. he's also the executive of Yuva Sena. BCCL photograph

youngster Aaditya

Aaditya Thackeray shared a throwback photograph of himself from his childhood days maintaining a the Sena flag. His grandfather Bal Thackeray also can be considered in the graphic. Sharing the photograph, Aaditya wrote, "wager who." photograph: Instagram/ Aaditya Thackeray

Aaditya Thackeray along with his mother

Aditya Thackeray together with his mother Rashmi on the Mayor Bungalow. BCCL photograph

Raj Thackeray's 'daivat'

even though Raj stop his uncle's birthday party, he has many times pointed out that Bal Thackeray become his 'daivat' (god) and would proceed to remain so till the conclusion.

BJP's Atal Bihari Vajpayee and NCP chief Sharad Pawar even have shared the stage with then Shiv Sena chief. BCCL photo.

Like uncle, like nephew

Raj Thackeray as a child learnt many things together with tabla, guitar and the violin, however he's also established for drawing art work. Like his uncle, he's also a superb cartoonist. Balasaheb changed into also a cartoonist with an English-language day by day newspaper in Bombay. BCCL photo

Thackeray family unit with Gopinath Munde

The established leader of Maharashtra and father of Pankaja Munde, late Gopinath Munde with Balasaheb, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray during this file photo. BCCL photo

When the bench asked him why, the legal professional contended that the BJP and Sena betrayed the believe of voters, and both events should still stand by using their alliance sealed before the meeting elections.

To this, Chief Justice Nandrajog mentioned, "Is the thought of divorce new to the law of marriages?

"When the appropriate bench has already refused to take the petition for listening to nowadays, then why may still we take up," the judges spoke of.

The petition claimed that the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP, who stitched up a publish-election alliance simplest to kind executive, acted in an "immoral and unethical" manner.

The petitioners had been BJP supporters and had voted for Sena candidates handiest as a result of the pre-poll alliance between the two events, it observed.

"a number of voters together with the petitioners voted for BJP and Shiv Sena as a result of they disapprove of the policies and beliefs of Congress and NCP," the plea talked about, looking for an meantime stay to the swearing-in of Thackeray as CM.

It additionally sought a assertion that the Sena, NCP and Congress, in forming a coalition, had betrayed individuals's mandate.

The petition has been filed with the aid of Rohini Amin, Mohit Amin, Rajesh Adrekar, Danesh Jain, Sunil Gupta, Ramanathan Laxmanan, DiThakkar and Kanchan Rochlaney.

we are 162 photographs: Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress demonstrate their strength at MLA parade We're in the Endgame now

forward of the Supreme courtroom's decision on Maharashtra government formation and floor check of the new Fadnavis' govt, Congress-NCP and Shiv Sena pooled their MLAs at hotel Grand Hyatt on Monday evening to display their strength. After shuffling all and sundry from one hotel to an extra, all the MLAs of the alliance have been gathered collectively to show that they have got the requisite numbers to form the govt. Senior leaders of three parties were existing on the parade. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, his son, Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray, Congress leaders together with Mallikarjun Kharge and Ashok Chavan as well as NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. photograph by way of Satish Malavade/ BCCL

'we are 162'

Chants of "long reside Maha Vikas Aghadi" crammed the hall where the MLAs of three parties assembled. a number of leaders addressed the gathering against a backdrop of tremendous hoardings proclaiming "we are 162" in distinctive corners of the corridor. photograph via Satish Malavade/ BCCL

'this is now not Goa'

Sharad Pawar focused BJP whereas addressing the MLAs of 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress. The NCP chief mentioned BJP has tried unconstitutional tips on how to profit energy in Goa and some different states.

"Maharashtra is not Goa and it is time to teach them a lesson," Pawar pointed out. He also brought that he has consulted a number of constitutional and felony specialists and has gone through previous cases on the problem of technicalities concerning Ajit Pawar having the appropriate to subject a whip to MLAs. photo: PTI

Pledge of 'alliance'

The gathering, which came barely 12 hours earlier than the scheduled listening to within the Supreme court on Tuesday, also included Abu Asim Azmi of the Samajwadi celebration. If the huge hoardings on the history screaming we are 162 wasn't ample, the parade also delivered drama with taking a pledge.

Fearing attempts of poaching or horse-buying and selling of their MLAs, the entire MLAs along with the senior celebration leaders pledged that they're going to now not get lured and should no longer do anything else with a purpose to improvement BJP. "I swear that under the management of Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Sonia Gandhi, I should be honest with my party. I won't get lured by the rest. i can't do anything for you to advantage BJP," all of the MLAs present within the inn Grand Hyatt said whereas taking the pledge. picture through Satish Malavade/ BCCL

Pawar's power

NCP chief Sharad Pawar thundered on BJP whereas addressing the gathering on Monday evening. He advised the 162 MLAs that he would in my opinion make sure that none of them loses membership for voting in opposition t the BJP throughout the floor test in the Maharashtra Legislative assembly. He additionally reiterated that his rebel nephew Ajit Pawar had "no powers or authority" to ally in the identify of the NCP with the BJP and urged the gathering to preserve its solidarity. photograph by Satish Malavade/ BCCL

'Come and Watch'

other than celebration leaders of the newly fashioned alliance Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress, Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge and Ashok Chavan, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, who has been very vocal in opposition t the BJP in his press conferences, invited Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to come and watch the show of energy of three events. "we are all one and collectively, watch our 162 together for the primary time at Grand Hyatt at 7 pm, come and watch your self @maha_governor," Raut tweeted. picture via Satish Malavade/ BCCL

Make approach for us

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray requested the BJP to "make method" for the Sena-NCP- Congress alliance to rule Maharashtra while addressing the parade. Congress leader Chavan additionally spoke on the gathering and stated, "we're more than 162, now not just 162. all of us can be part of the government. I thank Sonia Gandhi who allowed this alliance to stop BJP." photo by means of Satish Malavade/ BCCL