A Supreme Court judge today recused from hearing the former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra Chhagan Bhujbal’s plea, thus challenging the decision of the Bombay High Court and dismissed his petition for bail.
Bhujbal, for that matter, has challenged his arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The bench that is headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has kept the matter for hearing on 26 March and has asked it to be registered before an apt bench which does not have Justice Khanwilkar as its member.
The bench that also has Justice D Y Chandrachud as its member, said, “Let the matter be listed on Monday, March 26 2018 before appropriate bench wherein one of us, namely, Justice A M Khanwilkar is not a member. Registry is directed to do the needful.”
The Bombay High Court had earlier dismissed the petition filed by Bhujbal in which he sought bail and challenged his arrest under PMLA.
Bhujbal was arrested on 14 March 2016 by the ED with regards to Maharashtra Sadan scam and a land case of Kalina in which he and his kin were accused to have received bribes.
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