Govt seeks time from HC to study material against NCP Minister

The Maharashtra government today sought time to examine the material submitted along with a public interest litigation filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya in the High Court against state Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare over allegations money laundering and land grabbing.
The Mumbai High Court had earlier pulled up the city police for "casual attitude" in probing the case, and directed the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) to collect information from Somaiya regarding the allegations against the NCP Minister.
The BJP leader has sought inquiry into Tatkare's alleged disproportionate assets and other allegations. Tatkare has denied the allegations and said that petition is politically motivated.

The EOW today sought more time to study 700 pages of material submitted by Somaiya. The matter was deferred till March 11.
The court had earlier asked why the concerned officer had not looked into the complaint and gathered more information. But the government had submitted that Anti-Corruption Bureau has looked into the complaint and filed a status report.
The HC then pointed out that in view of allegations of money laundering and benami transactions, EOW was the right authority.