Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Apurva Nagvenkar who has been monitoring the investigation into the cheating case registered against Goa’s Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar in connection with the Serula Communidade land grab case has been shunted to Ponda. Judge Apurva Nagvenkar was posted as Mapusa JMFC just five months ago on June 2nd.With no other Judge posted in her place the ‘E’ Court at Mapusa will now temporarily remain closed. As the police were acting as caged parrots and gragging their feet, the Mapusa JMFC Apurva Nagvenkar on 14th August decided to monitor the investigation and directed the Crime Branch to file a report every 15 days on the status of the investigation into the F.I.R of cheating that was registered on January 17th this year against Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar in the 599 sq mt Serula Communidade land grab case. Later on October 7th JMFC Apurva Nagvenkar while expressing displeasure in the slow pace of the investigation further directed the Crime Branch to complete the investigation against Dilip Parulekar within a month. Earlier this month Judge PV Sawaikar of the Goa CBI Court was stripped of his powers to hear cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act on the eve of his scheduled pronouncement of the order in the disproportionate assets case against Goa Speaker Rajendra Arlekar. Judge Sawaikar had last month also censured the Anti-Corruption Branch for having sought orders from Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in a complaint that was filed against him. Taking note that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar should not have been allowed to go into the records of the investigation, Judge Sawaikar had in his order stated that the SP of ACB, ought not to have followed such a procedure as it amounts to taking opinion of an accused. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and his dubious Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni have been blackmailing and arm twisting Judges into submission. The Chief Minister and the Advocate General should have no say in the selection, promotion and posting of Judges. The day is not far when Manohar Parrikar and Atmaram Nadkarni will be dictating judgments with the Judges only pronouncing them. There could not have been a bigger assault on the independence and sanctity of the Judiciary.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:23:22 +0000
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