JUDGEMENT
B. H. Marlapalle, J. -
(1.) Rule. The petition has been heard for final disposal by
consent of the parties.
(2.) The petitioner who is one of the accused in Special MCOC
Case No.11 of 2004 while in custody in connection with the said case,
has forwarded his petition through the central prison at Mumbai on
26.9.2007.
(3.) According to the petitioner when the Investigating Officer
Shri S.S. Kamble, (retired ACP) of DCB(C.I.D.) was in the witness box
for recording his depositions in Special MCOC Case no.3 of 2003, he
was present in the said court and the depositions of the said
Investigating Officer indicated that he wanted to arrest Shri Rajendra
Vale, Dy.Municipal Commission of Greater Mumbai in connection
with Special MCOC Case No.3 of 2003, but was prevented from doing
so at the instructions of the Home Minster and the Police
Commissioner, Mumbai. It is his case that the depositions of Shri S.S.
Kamble indicated that there was nexus between the officers of the
Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai, the accused and the Senior
Police Officials as well as the Home Minster and therefore Shri Vale
was not allowed to be impleaded as one of the accused in Special
MCOC Case No.3 of 2003. He therefore sought following reliefs from
this court viz.:
a)To register an F.I.R. against the Home Minster and the
Police Commissioner of Greater Mumbai for committing offences
punishable under section 3(3) of M.C.O.C. Act, and b) to appoint
Dr. Prdnya Sarvade, the Additional Commissioner of Anti Corruption
Bureau as the Investigating Officer, head of special team for
investigating and submitting a report to Ms.Chitkala Zutshi,
Additional Chief Secretary (Home), and other consequential reliefs.;
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