Ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Anil Deshmukh with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The Maharashtra authorities Tuesday moved the Supreme Court difficult the Bombay High Court order directing the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry inside 15 days into the allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh against ex-Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
“We have filed an appeal on behalf of state government against the Bombay High Court of yesterday,” mentioned Maharashtra standing counsel Sachin Patil. After the excessive court docket order on Monday, Deshmukh, a veteran politician from Vidarbha, resigned from the state authorities.
The excessive court docket had mentioned that this was an “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” case that warranted an impartial inquiry.
Singh, in his plea filed on March 25, sought the CBI probe against Deshmukh who, he claimed, had requested cops, together with suspended cop Sachin Waze, to extort Rs 100 crore from bars and eating places. Deshmukh has denied any wrongdoing.
