Mumbai:
The Supreme Court today quashed the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and certain other cases against Mumbai's controversial police officer and encounter specialist Daya Nayak.
A Bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and T S Thakur quashed the cases against Nayak on the ground that the complaint filed by Ketan Tirodkar, his estranged friend and ex-journalist, was not maintainable as prior sanction of the government was not obtained by the complainant.
The complaint had charged Nayak of accepting money from mafia/underworld bosses and his alleged links with Pakistan- based gangster Chhota Shakeel. Tirodkar is also facing trial for his alleged involvement in underworld activities.
The judgement would pave the way for Nayak's reinstatement who was suspended by Maharashtra government in 2006, his advocate Shivaji Jadhav claimed.
A Bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and T S Thakur quashed the cases against Nayak on the ground that the complaint filed by Ketan Tirodkar, his estranged friend and ex-journalist, was not maintainable as prior sanction of the government was not obtained by the complainant.
The complaint had charged Nayak of accepting money from mafia/underworld bosses and his alleged links with Pakistan- based gangster Chhota Shakeel. Tirodkar is also facing trial for his alleged involvement in underworld activities.
The judgement would pave the way for Nayak's reinstatement who was suspended by Maharashtra government in 2006, his advocate Shivaji Jadhav claimed.
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