PIL in HC seeks to refrain Nawab Malik from making comments on cruise ship drugs case

The plea stated that Nawab Malik's tweets and statements are only demoralising Sameer Wankhede and his team.

A city-based businessman and priest (Maulana) moved a Public Interest Litigation in the Bombay High Court Tuesday against NCP leader and state cabinet minister Nawab Malik, urging that he be refrained from commenting in any manner on the ongoing probe in the cruise ship drugs case.

The PIL filed by Andheri (East) resident Kausar Ali Sayyed through advocate Ashok Saraogi stated that Sameer Wankhede, zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is a “non-corrupt” officer and has been most effective in handling the drug menace.

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The plea further stated that Malik’s tweets and statements are only demoralising Wankhede and his team.

“In any case, if respondent Malik has any grievance against Wankhede and if Wankhede has made anything wrong, being a minister, it is always open for him to adopt appropriate legal proceedings,” the PIL stated. “Malik started a war not only against Wankhede, but also his sister without any justified reason.”

The PIL added that while everyone has a right to free speech under constitution, the same cannot be utilised to demoralise any such person. Malik is making statements openly before press, contrary to provisions of law only for his personal enmity with Wankhede, the PIL said.

The plea sought direction for restraining Malik from commenting on officers of the NCB or any other investigation agency with an intention to demoralise that agency, and also sought interim restraining order against Malik pending hearing of the PIL.

The HC will hear the plea in due course.

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