{
  "id": 5155255,
  "title": "Eknath Shinde Sena Tells Supreme Court 2018 Shiv Sena Constitution Shifted Power To Party Chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/eknath-shinde-sena-tells-supreme-court-2018-shiv-sena-constitution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T19:01:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/eknath-shinde-sena-tells-supreme-court-2018-shiv-sena-constitution-shifted-power-to-party-chief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena argued before the Supreme Court that their 2018 constitution fundamentally changed the party's democratic organizational structure, concentrating significant power in the hands of the chief, according to senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul. Kaul cited the Election Commission's past interventions since 1997, which highlighted the need for internal democracy in recognized political parties. Initially, Shiv Sena maintained that its constitution allowed for nomination of office-bearers rather than election. However, after the Election Commission's intervention in 1997, Shiv Sena claimed to have conducted organizational elections in December 1997, electing a 14-member National Executive for a five-year term and a three-member committee to recommend amendments and frame rules for internal elections. Kaul emphasized that the 1999 party constitution introduced a more structured organizational framework with elected elements. The current dispute, he argued, was not merely about paperwork or which faction submitted documents, but rather about who had the authority to define a political party's constitution, organizational structure, and office-bearers. The next hearing in the Supreme Court is scheduled for September 15, 2026.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena, on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the party’s 2018 constitution had fundamentally altered its earlier democratic organisational structure and concentrated extensive powers in the hands of the party chief. 1997 EC Intervention Highlighted Kaul placed before the court the historical record of the Shiv Sena…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}