Mumbai, Dec 22: The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a CBI probe against NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar, his daughter and Baramati MP Supriya Sule, as well as his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, for alleged irregularities in the development of Lavasa township.
Court Finds No Legal Basis For Relief Sought
A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad noted that the petitioner, Nanasaheb Jadhav, a lawyer, failed to show any legal provision whereby a court, while exercising its civil jurisdiction, can pass a direction to the police to register a First Information Report.
PIL Alleged Illegal Permissions For Lavasa Township
Jadhav’s public interest litigation sought a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a case against Sharad Pawar, Sule and Ajit Pawar for alleged illegal permissions given to construct a hill station at Lavasa in Pune district.
Jadhav’s PIL sought a direction to the CBI to register a case against Sharad Pawar, his daughter and Baramati MP Supriya Sule, and his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for alleged illegal permissions given to construct a hill station at Lavasa in Pune.
Earlier PIL Disposed Of In 2022
In February 2022, the HC disposed of a PIL by Jadhav, observing that the Pawar family exerted influence in Lavasa’s development. However, it had refused to interfere, citing ‘gross delay’ in filing the PIL and the creation of third-party rights.
Fresh Criminal PIL Filed In 2023
Jadhav then again filed a criminal PIL seeking an FIR against the Pawars. In the fresh PIL filed in 2023 seeking a CBI probe, Jadhav said he had filed a complaint with the Pune police commissioner in December 2018 seeking a probe against Pawar and others, but the police took no action.
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Sharad Pawar Opposed Repeated Allegations
In March this year, Sharad Pawar filed an intervention application opposing the PIL, claiming that Jadhav had made similar or the same allegations repeatedly.
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