Key Takeaways
- Aditya Thackeray filed an intervention to be heard before any order on the PIL concerning the case.
- The Bombay High Court has yet to schedule a hearing for the PIL filed over the deaths of Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Salian.
- The petition argues that the ongoing CBI probe makes the PIL redundant.
On October 13, Shiv Sena MLA Aditya Thackeray filed an application in the Bombay High Court requesting to be heard before any order is passed on a PIL.
The PIL, filed earlier, concerns the mysterious deaths of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his former manager, Disha Salian.
Thackeray argues that the PIL is unnecessary because the state‑run investigation by the CBI is already underway.
The PIL was filed back in the month of September, by the Supreme Court and High Court Litigants Association of India, through its President, Rashid Khan Pathan, and demanded the immediate arrest of Thackeray in connection with the deaths.
Thackeray’s lawyer said, ‘We have filed an intervention application saying we should be heard before any order is passed. We have said the PIL is not maintainable as the investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput matter is already on by the CBI.’
He added, ‘How can any order be passed in a PIL when a state machinery is already seized of the probe?’
The PIL is yet to be taken up by the HC for hearing.
