PANJIM: The two anticipatory bail applications filed by former chief minister Digambar Kamat in connection with the ongoing probe into the multi-crore mining scam, will come up for hearing on Monday.
In the both the cases, court has granted interim bail to Kamat.
In the latest case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had tried to arrest Kamat two days before he could get interim bail. While in second case, court had granted him interim relief before he could appear before the SIT.
In Praful Hede’s case, Kamat, his son Yogiraj and brother-in-law Satish Lawande have already deposed before the SIT following summons issued to them.
Kamat is being investigated by SIT in connection with the case filed in September 2014 against mine owner Praful Hede for condonation of delay in mining lease located at Collem.
Justice M B Shah Commission, which had investigated the mining scam, had observed that several mining companies were allowed to fraudulently use the clause of condonation of delay for renewal of their leases.
In the main mining case arguments are partially argued by the senior Advocate Surendra Desai who is representing Kamat.
Desai submitted that Kamat is being targeted in vindictive politics and there is no requirement of his custody for the investigation.
He further submitted that this was an effort by the government to silence Kamat from performing his constitutional duty as a legislature.
Kamat was first questioned in the case by the SIT in February 2014.
