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 C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires