Bombay HC declines further protection to builder – Times of India

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on November 1 declined to extend interim protection to Sanjay Punamiya in an alleged multi-crore urban land ceiling (ULC) scam.
The builder had filed a pre-arrest bail application, and Justice S P Tavade, vacation judge at the HC, on Monday said it appears that the court had not extended the interim order earlier, and that a bench had recused itself on October 27.
The HC said the interim order has not been in force since October 18. Senior counsel Niteen Pradhan submitted that Punamiya was admitted in hospital and police are trying to arrest him. But Shekhar Jagtap, counsel appearing for the state, submitted that Punamiya was not in serious condition. He submitted medical papers dated October 29, which declared the patient fit for discharge. The HC said no efforts were made on Punamiya’s behalf to seek extension earlier and, hence, it opined that the order, which has already come to end, cannot be extended without any cause. Tnn