A protest dharna will be held on April 13th from 10 am before the Bombay
High Court at Panaji to demand the suspension of charge sheeted Judge Ms
Dvijple Patkar.
The dharna would also be to protest against Advocate General Atmaram
Nadkarni whose official office is in the High Court building for trying to
shield the beleaguered Judge Dvijple Patkar.
Their nexus is a high stake case Special Civil Suit No. 31/2013 being heard
by Judge Dvijple Patkar in which Atmaram Nadkarni is defending Liquor Baron
Vijay Mallya from his Kingfisher Villa at Candolim being taken over by the
banks as part-payment of outstanding debts.
It is highly improper for a charge sheeted person to continue discharging
duties as a Judge and exert political pressure through Advocate General
Atmaram Nadkarni to try and hang on to office.
Margao Police on 5th March 2015 filed a charge sheet against Judge Dvijple
Patkar and two others under Sections 498-A (b), 323, read with Section 34
of Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The charge
sheet was filed after a police investigation consequent to a First
Information Report No 502/2014 dated 3rd November 2014 registered against
Judge Dvijple Patkar and others.
Judge Dvijple Patkar who is currently Civil Judge Senior Division and
Judicial Magistrate First Class at Mapusa has now been summoned by Margao
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Reina Fernandes to appear as accused
before her on April 7th at 2.30 pm to face trial
Judge Patkar is also facing proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act
registered as DVA/28/2014 before the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First
Class at Vasco ‘C’ Court. The proceedings are currently before the South
Goa District Judge.
This unbecoming conduct of Judge Patkar has compromised the Independence of
the Judiciary. Judge Patkar should have herself stepped down and faced the
wheels of Justice to avoid this darkest ever and very sordid shameful
chapter for Goa’s Judiciary from unfolding.
Judge Patkar’s innocence or guilt will be decided only by the Court. It is
however very anguishing that in a glaring impropriety a charge sheeted
Judge continues to preside over the Temple of Justice being able to manage
and manipulate to derail the wheels of Justice. The trust of the people
would only be further shaken if a charge sheeted and now tainted person
continues as a Judge.
Aires Rodrigues
Advocate High Court
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Ribandar Retreat,
Ribandar – Goa – 403006
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