The Supreme Court has raised serious questions about the Maharashtra Governor's call for a trust vote, which has precipitated the political crisis triggered by rebellion in the Shiv Sena. During a hearing on Wednesday, a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was representing the governor, whether the call for the trust vote was tantamount to breaking the party. The court also said that the Governor should not enter into any area that precipitates the fall of a government.

The Chief Justice highlighted that the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, had not been willing to disqualify the 39 rebel MLAs belonging to the Eknath Shinde group as it would have been to their disadvantage. He emphasized that the governor should not enter into any area which precipitates the fall of a government and questioned what had happened overnight after three years of a stable alliance with the Congress and NCP.

During the hearing, the bench observed that the Governor must be conscious of the fact that his calling for a trust vote may lead to a situation that could result in the toppling of a government. The bench also expressed serious concerns about the threats issued to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs and said that in politics, sometimes things are said which are inappropriate and should never be said.

The arguments in the matter will continue in the after session. The political crisis in Maharashtra has been triggered due to rebellion in the Shiv Sena, which has led to the Governor's call for a trust vote.