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Bombay High Court reserves its judgement on the maintainability of Param Bir Singh’s challenges to Maharashtra Government’s Enquiries

Lawstreet Journal 2 Aug 2021 3:56pm

Image courtesy: Lawstreet Journal Judiciary Bombay High Court reserves its judgement on the maintainability of Param Bir Singh’s challenges to Maharashtra Government’s Enquiries

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, reserved its order on the maintainability of ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's plea challenging two enquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra Government. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar reserved its order on Singh's plea filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India invoking Article 14 (equality before law), Article 19 (1)(a) (right to freedom of speech and expression) and Article 21 (right to live with dignity) of the petitioner. 

The State contended the Central Administrative Tribunal was the appropriate forum for Singh's grievances as these were administrative enquiries related to his conduct when he was the Commissioner. However, Singh claimed that these were not administrative enquiries but criminal enquiries as there was a reference to Section 32 of the CrPC. Thus, his only remedy was before the High Court.

Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, arguing for Singh, alleged that the enquiries dated April 1 2020, and April 20, 2021, were issued by the State Home Ministry a month after he accused the Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption. Henceforth, the enquiries are only meant to target and harass him.

State Counsel Khambata submitted that section 28 of the Administrative Tribunals Act excludes the jurisdiction of all the courts except the Supreme Court in service matters. At the beginning of the hearing, Singh's lawyers tried submitting amended prayers in the petition. However, the court refused to accept it as it was being furnished at the… Continue Reading...


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