Former Maha Minister Kokate to undergo angioplasty as Bombay HC hears his plea
His daughter Seemantini Kokate and wife Seema Kokate are present at Lilavati Hospital, where his health is being closely monitored by his doctors.
His daughter Seemantini Kokate and wife Seema Kokate are present at Lilavati Hospital, where his health is being closely monitored by his doctors.
Kokate has also sought a stay on his conviction to continue serving as an elected representative, and the Bombay High Court has agreed to hear his plea on Friday, December 19.
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court headed by Justice Anil Kilor asked for the Maharashtra State Election Commission's response to the petition by next week.
Anil Ambani's plea was directed at SBI’s June 2025 order tagging the loan accounts of Reliance Communications (RCom) and its former director, Anil Ambani, as "fraudulent".
So far, the Maharashtra state government has not challenged their acquittals before the high court.
The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing in the HC on Monday before a single-judge bench of Justice S G Dige. The case will now be heard on Tuesday, March 4, until when the ACB has been directed not to file any FIR against the accused officials.
Wadettiwar tweeted that the court had exposed the propaganda by the then BJP-led Mahayuti government on the eve of the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, heading a bench also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, said that the date for the hearing will be given after the matter is mentioned for an early hearing.
The top court further said: “It's a hard-earned acquittal. How many years has the man spent in jail? The law is that there is a presumption of innocence. Once there is an order of acquittal, that presumption gets fortified.
According to the airline’s norms, pilots who are first officers are required to serve a notice period of six months and captains for one year.
