The bench also took note of a 48-page draft report from the district collector which was submitted through the chief public prosecutor on Thursday. “Considering the contents of the affidavit reproduced we find the district collector permitted a civil surgeon to place direct order from the manufacturer. The few receipts annexed to the indicates civil surgeon paid an amount of Rs 7,56, 000 and Rs 18,14, 400. Page 16 of the report indicates that Dr Vikhe Patil medical hospital has credit an amount of 25,70,400 in the account of the civil surgeon, Ahmednagar,” noted the bench.
This makes one thing clear noted the bench, “that these 1700 injections which the district collector solemnly states, by following the legal procedures, have been supplied by a firm from Pune. These boxes have not come from air journey from Delhi to Shirdi.”
Though we are not forming a final opinion, the bench noted that “prima facie” the district collector is attempting to protect the Member of the Parliament.
“Considering the district collector Dr Rajendra V Bhosle’s role, unless proven otherwise we do not think we would have the confidence in considering his role in any investigation,” the bench further noted.
The chief public prosecutor’s plea to let the district collector be given a opportunity to explain his position was granted by the bench. The bench will hear the petition again on May 3.
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