Court Roundup: Supreme Court on Sena vs Sena, Adani probe panel row, and more

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra Assembly Speaker on Monday, asking him to set a timeline for the hearing of the disqualification petition against 56 MLAs. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud gave stern directions to the Speaker, Rahul Narwekar, and said the top court had been asking him to decide on the matter for four months.

In yet another twist in the Adani-Hindenburg case, a petition filed in the Supreme Court claims that the top court-appointed committee probing allegations against the Adani Group over a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research also has a conflict of interest. All this and more in this Monday wrap of the courts:

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly to set a timeline for the hearing of the disqualification petitions against 56 MLAs, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, within a week. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud gave stern directions to the Speaker, Rahul Narwekar, and said the top court had been asking him to decide on the matter for four months.