The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a batch of cross-petitions filed by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups in connection with the Maharashtra political crisis. The court heard submissions for nine days before reserving the judgment. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, posed several questions to senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Thackeray group.

The Chief Justice questioned Singhvi on whether there was a valid exercise of power by the Governor to call for a trust vote and what happens if the court concludes that there was no valid exercise of power by the Governor. When Singhvi stated that Thackeray's resignation and not facing the trust vote is irrelevant, the Chief Justice asked how the court could reinstate a Chief Minister who did not even face a floor test.

The hearing commenced on February 21, and senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Singhvi, Devadatt Kamat, and advocate Amit Anand Tiwari made their submissions. The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance led by Shinde came to power in Maharashtra after Thackeray resigned, sensing defeat. On June 29, 2022, the apex court refused to stay the Governor's direction to take a floor test.