Can't restore Uddhav Thackeray as Maha CM as he resigned before floor test: SC

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its order on the June 2022 political crisis in Maharashtra. In a big relief to the Eknath Shinde government, the Supreme Court said it cannot order the restoration of Uddhav Thackeray's government as he resigned without facing a floor test.

"Relief could have been provided if he had not resigned and faced the floor test. Governor should not have called for the trust vote but because Uddhav Thackeray resigned, Governor was justified in calling Eknath Shinde in forming the government," the court pronounced. The court was referring to former Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.