{"id":34417,"date":"2014-07-26T15:40:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=34417"},"modified":"2014-07-26T15:40:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T10:10:13","slug":"fir-yet-ex-minister-gavit-asks-hc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/fir-yet-ex-minister-gavit-asks-hc","title":{"rendered":"Why no FIR yet against ex-minister Gavit, asks HC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/fir-yet-ex-minister-gavit-asks-hc\/ex-minister-gavit\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34418\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/fir-yet-ex-minister-gavit-asks-hc\/ex-minister-gavit\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/ex-minister-Gavit.jpg?fit=276%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"276,183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ex-minister Gavit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/ex-minister-Gavit.jpg?fit=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/ex-minister-Gavit.jpg?fit=276%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-34418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ex-minister-Gavit.jpg?resize=276%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ex-minister Gavit\" width=\"276\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/ex-minister-Gavit.jpg?w=276&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/ex-minister-Gavit.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a>The Bombay High Court on Friday asked Maharashtra government to explain as to why no first information report (FIR) has been lodged yet against former Medical Education minister Vijaykumar Gavit and his family in a disproportionate assets case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf an FIR is not filed, what would be the use of probe?\u201d said the bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka while directing government pleader Sameer Patil to file an affidavit on the issue within two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Even after an initial inquiry by anti-corruption bureau found prima facie substance in the allegations, no case has been registered, the court noted. Advocate Patil said investigation was on but FIR has not been filed yet, which prompted the court to question the delay.<\/p>\n<p>The government pleader said that investigators wanted to find out the source of funding of educational institutions controlled by Gavit family and this was taking time. But the judges noted that this would be a part of the entire inquiry and could not be a ground to delay registration of FIR.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB, Dhule, Shivaji Budhwant filed an affidavit saying he was investigating the case and Superintendent of Police, ACB, was monitoring the probe. The court is hearing a public interest litigation filed by Nashik-based activist Vishnu Musale.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bombay High Court on Friday asked Maharashtra government to explain as to why no first information report (FIR) has been lodged yet against former Medical Education minister Vijaykumar Gavit and his family in a disproportionate assets case. \u201cIf an FIR is not filed, what would be the use of probe?\u201d said the bench headed 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