Supreme Court bench headed by CJI to hear pleas on Maha crisis on July 20

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana will on July 20 hear a batch of petitions related to the recent political crisis in Maharashtra. Both Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and the faction led by CM Eknath Shinde have moved the court over the disqualification of MLAs. Meanwhile, Sanjay Raut demanded the imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra.