‘10-12 cases against me, have full faith in judiciary; let’s not waste time in such issues’
Social crusader Anna Hazare came to Shivajinagar court on Monday to attend the hearing of a case filed by his former associate Hemant Patil. Patil alleged that Hazare had misappropriated Rs 2.20 lakh from Hind Swaraj Trust run by him and utilised the money for his 60th birthday celebrations in Ralegan Siddhi. Speaking to the media, Hazare said, “There are 10-12 cases against me at various places. I try my best to attend the hearings. These are small hurdles; but I have faith in the judiciary and I know I am clean. Let us not waste time in such issues and support the larger cause - the Jan Lokpal Bil.”
Patil through his lawyer Vrunda Karande moved an application in the court of chief judicial magistrate Suchitra Ghodke to transfer the case back to judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) H U Joshi. The case was transferred from the court of Joshi to the court of Ghodke on February 1 this year due to administrative reasons.
When the court called for Hazare’s say on this application, his counsel Milind Pawar objected to the application, stating that the court does not have jurisdiction in this transfer application. The hearing has been deferred until Tuesday. Pawar had moved an application earlier in January requesting the court to exempt Hazare from attending all hearings of the case. The court is expected to give order on this application on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Pawar, who is also the former PBA president handed, over a memorandum of the PBA’s demand of a Bombay High Court bench in Pune to Hazare. Hazare supported the demand, saying litigants from Pune and nearby areas have to travel to Bombay for even a small proceeding in their cases. “A court bench in Pune is necessary and I would make efforts for it at my personal level,” Hazare said.
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