Kolhapur: The Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court has permitted the transfer of a petition filed against Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gopichand Padalkar for allegedly making hate speeches against the Christian community to the principal seat of the court in Mumbai.

Petitioner Seeks Transfer to Principal Bench

The petitioner, Melwyn Fernandes, through his advocate Sunita Banis, argued before the court that, given the seriousness of the subject matter of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL), it would be appropriate for the case to be heard at the court’s principal bench in Mumbai. The petitioner sought permission to write to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court for the transfer.

On November 7, a division bench comprising Justice M. S. Karnik and Justice Ajit Kadethan

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