Level no petty charges against dignitaries: HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has rapped the practice of litigants in levelling allegations against senior dignitaries, such as the Prime Minister, home minister

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has rapped the practice of litigants in levelling allegations against senior dignitaries, such as the Prime Minister, home minister and chief minister of Maharashtra, on frivolous grounds.

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“Merely because of a person’s right to approach a court of law to seek redress of their grievances, people cannot target high dignitaries,” a division bench of justices said.

The court was hearing a petition filed by mother-son duo Mohini Kamwani, 81, and Dilip Kamwani, 61, seeking contempt action against the state chief minister, home minister, law minister, chief secretary, director general of police and Navi Mumbai police chief.

They alleged that the contemnors failed to lodge a complaint against deputy superintendent of police Laxman Kale and assistant commissioner Raosaheb Sardesai, as directed by the HC in an October 2015 order, for illegally arresting the petitioners in 2012. The court on July 21 dismissed their petition and held that police has already registered an FIR and probe was on.The HC said that people should understand the dignity of these posts.