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Supreme Court questions Swamy’s interest in Pushkar case
Even as Dr Swamy commenced his arguments, the bench told him that he has to first satisfy the court on whether his plea was maintainable.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, questioned the maintainability of the petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking an SIT probe into the “mysterious death” of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Sashi Tharoor. Pushkar had been found dead on January 17, 2014, at a hotel in the national capital.
A bench of justices Arun Mishra and Amitav Roy asked Dr Swamy to satisfy the court on the aspect of maintainability, viz. whether a third party, who is not in any way connected with the victim, seek such a remedy. Dr Swamy said the high court had erroneously rejected his petition. Dr Swamy has moved the apex court after the Delhi high court rejected the plea in October last year for a probe by a court monitored SIT, observing that being a politician he has no locus standi to file such a petition.
Even as Dr Swamy commenced his arguments, the bench told him that he has to first satisfy the court on whether his plea was maintainable.
