#BombayHC bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nizamoodin Jamadar will hear pleas filed by Rona Wilson and Shoma Sen, both relying on a US based forensic lab report that stated the incriminating material found in Wilson's computer was actually planted on his PC. #BhimaKoregaon
Sr Adv Indira Jaisingh for Rona Wilson, Sr Adv Anand Grover for Shoma Sen.
ASG Anil Singh for #NIA
There's some audio issue at Jaisingh's end. Bench asks her to adjust her audio device.
Jaisingh - Maharashtra govt has filed an affidavit. Have gone through it. Points out that she has submitted a list of dates pertaining to the matter.
ASG - Five minutes back, I have received two compilations, one of 700 pages, one of 100 pages.
#BombayHC bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nizamoodin Jamadar will shortly hear plea filed by Vikram Bhave, an accused in the #NarendraDabholkar murder case seeking to perform last rites of his father, who died of #Covid19. He seeks to visit #Ratnagiri, his hometown.
Bhave is accused of performing recee of the site, where #NarendraDabholkar was shot down in August 2013. The bench led by Justice Shinde had in May granted him bail. One of the conditions is he shouldn't go out of #Pune where the trial in the case is going on.
Advocates Virendra Ichalkaranjikar and Madhur Rai for Bhave.
#BombayHC bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nizamoodin Jamadar to shortly hear pleas filed by @SadhviPragya_MP, Lt Col. Shrikant Purohit n other accused in the #2008MalegaonBlast case seeking discharge from the case.
Adv Shrikant Shivade for Purohit. Special counsel Sandesh Patil for #NIA. Adv Nadeem Shaikh for victim Nisar Bilal and accused Sameer Kulkarni appears in person.
Bench seeks to know from Shivade as to how much time would he need to argue his case.
Shivade: certain documents have been made available after the lower court passed orders refusing to discharge my client. I pray that the matter be remitted back to the special court and a fresh hearing be held. Let the special court consider the fresh documents. #BombayHC
#BombayHC bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nizamoodin Jamadar to shortly hear plea filed by late Fr Stan Swamy, who had sought bail on medical grounds. Swamy died last week.
Sr. Adv Might Desai for Swamy
Public Prosecutor Aruna Kamat Pai for state. ASG Anil Singh for #NIA
Desai: He wanted to be cremated so he has been cremated. #BombayHC#StanSwamy
Pai: A compilation of medical papers pertaining to #StanSwamy has been submitted.
Desai: Holy Family hospital has also submitted the medical papers.
#ASG: We don't have any of these medical papers with us.
The #BombayHighCourt bench of CJ Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni is hearing a suo motu PIL on #COVID19 situation in #prisons across Maharashtra. The situation has improved a lot, state had told the HC on the last hearing.
AG Ashutosh Kumbhakoni gives latest figures to the bench.
Prisoners released: 2706
Prisoners on parole: 518
No increase in temporary prisons
Active cases in inmates: 20
Active cases among Staff: 26
Covid test conducted on inmates 80580 tests
Prof Vijay Raghavan from TISS: Documents suggest there is sufficient enhancement of the situation.
The Bombay High Court bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta & Justice Girish Kulkarni is hearing a PIL on #VaccinationFraud in #Mumbai.
The bench had asked #Maharashtra government and the .@mybmc to work out a policy on an urgent basis to keep a check on the 'fake' vaccination drives being carried out in various housing societies, production houses, colleges etc in the city, especially in the western suburbs.
The bench said that none can be allowed to play with lives of innocent citizens and ordered the Mumbai Police to submit a status report of the probe today
The #BombayHighCourt bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta & Justice Girish Kulkarni will hear a suo motu PIL taken up over #illegal constructions in #Mumbai and #Maharashtra.
The HC in the last hearing ordered a judicial enquiry into the building collapse on June 10, 2021 at Malwani in Malad where 12 persons including eight children had lost their lives. The report of the enquiry by Justice Devdhar is likely to be placed before the bench
CJ tells everyone that Justice Devadhar has sought extension of time till June 28 as vital information is yet to be given by authorities. Thus we keep it on June 29. Matter adjourned