Mr. Thackeray, in his application filed on October 13 through advocate Rahul Arote, said the plea was not maintainable as a probe in the matter was already on. The plea, filed by the Supreme Court & High Court Litigants’ Association of India through its president Rashid Khan Pathan in September this year, demanded the immediate arrest and custodial interrogation of Mr. Thackeray in the case. The plea has not yet been taken up for hearing by the High Court. We have said the PIL is not maintainable as the probe in the matter is already on by the CBI,” Mr. Arote said. The PIL sought a direction to the CBI to probe Mr. Thackeray, a former Maharashtra Minister, and for a comprehensive report to be submitted.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2023 08:30 UTC