Hearing in the November 2020 Chandor protest case against the double-tracking of the railway was set to take place at the District Court in Margao on Friday. The activists who were charged by the Police showed up in court, however, the railway public prosecutor was a no-show. In fact, the investigative office required for cross-examination also failed to show up at the hearing on Friday. The court has adjourned the matter to February 17 and the public prosecutor and the investigative office are compulsorily required to show up.
This has been going on for months now, said activist Abhijeet Prabhudessai adding that when the case began there were several hearings but the public prosecutor always failed to show up. He only showed up on the day the case was to be closed and requested an extension but did not turn up on the date.
