Real 'Sena' battle: 'Sin' of defection should not be rewarded, Uddhav camp tells SC

TOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 13, 2026, 19:02 IST

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference, at Bandra, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that constitutional provisions cannot be interpreted in a way that encourages the very conduct the anti-defection law was enacted to prevent. Appearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant during the fifth day of hearings on the party symbol dispute, senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the Constitution should not be read in a manner that rewards defections and weakens democratic safeguards.

Calling the situation a "very sad state of affairs", Sibal said governments often ensure that disqualification proceedings remain undecided.

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