High Court Judge Gets Phone Call From Man Claiming To Be Congress MLA

Ahmedabad:

A Gujarat Top Court docket pass judgement on has taken critical notice of a choice she won on her legit cellular quantity from an individual claiming to be the Congress MLA from Petlad in Anand district and searching for to steer the courtroom’s determination associated with an anticipatory bail subject.

Justice Bela Trivedi on Tuesday requested the Anand Superintendent of Police to get the statements of the MLA, Niranjan Patel, and a person known as Toufik Vohra in response to name information report got via the HC registrar.

Justice Trivedi had stated she is going to begin continuing underneath Contempt of Courts Act towards the caller for committing an “act which prejudices or interferes or has a tendency to intrude with due process any judicial lawsuits or interferes or has a tendency to interferes with the management of justice in any method.”

Anand SP Ajit Rajian stated he submitted a report back to the courtroom on Wednesday as directed, however declined to percentage its main points, announcing the subject was once sub-judice.

The subject was once adjourned for Thursday.

Regardless of a couple of makes an attempt, Mr Patel may just now not be reached for a remark at the factor.

Justice Trivedi, listening to the anticipatory bail subject of 1 Vijay Shah, stated on Tuesday she won a choice on her legit cell phone at eight:55 am from an unknown quantity from an individual who known himself because the Congress MLA from Petlad, Niranjan Patel.

When he attempted to speak about a felony case, she stated she disconnected the decision after telling the individual that he can’t make a choice like this.

The individual referred to as once more 3 times, separately, then despatched 3 SMSes associated with the case choice of Vijay Shah, announcing he will have to now not get pre-arrest bail, in keeping with the courtroom order.

When the HC Registrar (IT) was once requested to determine whom the cellular quantity belonged to, it got here to mild it was once assigned to “Tosif Faiz Xerox.” Upon additional probe, it was once discovered the quantity belonged to at least one Toufik Vohra, a resident of Anand the city, the order stated.

Ashish Dagli, attorney for the applicant (Shah), was once requested to learn how Mr Patel was once hooked up to his consumer.

Mr Dagli stated Mr Patel was once prepared to look that the petitioner (Shah) is arrested, and he had even approached the DySP of Anand for a similar, in keeping with the courtroom order.

“Since no person can at once or not directly attempt to means the courtroom or affect the courtroom, in some way attempt to pollute the move of justice, it is important to procure the main points of the decision constituted of the quantity.

“The Registrar (IT) is directed to procure the essential main points in regards to the registration/possession of the stated cellular quantity together with name main points from Vodafone and intimate the courtroom via the next day to come (Wednesday),” Justice Trivedi stated in her order on Tuesday.