The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the Centre to give their say on a petition filed by an advocate
THANE: The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the Centre to give their say on a petition filed by an advocate regarding the setting up of a commission to probe into the recent terrorist strikes in Mumbai.
Justices Swatantra Kumar and S A Bobade directed the respondents to file their reply within two weeks and the matter is likely to come up before the bench on December 18.
In his plea, petitioner VP Patil said that the main prayer is to appoint a commission like the Srikrishna Commission which was set up to probe into the riots that took place in 1993 in Mumbai.
Secondly, in 1989, he pointed out, the police ill treated the then chief judicial magistrate N L Patel of Nadiad in Gujarat which was inquired by Justice R M Sahai, judge of the Allahabad High court who was elevated to the Supreme court after completion of inquiry.
He said in USA after the 9/11 incident, that government appointed 9/11 Commission which submitted its report within three months and the actions were initiated against the concerned.
He requested that the same be followed in respect of the Mumbai terror attacks and a sitting High Court judge be appointed to fix the liability against ministers and bureaucrats concerned.
He cited the former Maharashtra chief minister A R Antulay's cement scandal case where ministers concerned were held as public servants and the same principle be followed in the present matter.
In a latest development suspended Congress Minister Nraryan Rane has made serious allegations that the some political leaders supported the terrorists and in the light of the above demanded by Patil has gained significance.
VP Patil who gave the information about the High Court order on Sunday to the media said that Rane kept mum on all these issues which he revealed after action was taken against him.
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