Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik appeared before the Bombay High Court on Monday and said he did not breach the undertaking given to court of not commenting on former Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director Sameer Wankhede.
Mr. Malik filed an affidavit before a division bench of Justices S.J. Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav and urged the court to dismiss the contempt petition against him by Mr. Wankhede's father Dhyandev. The affidavit said that Mr. Malik did not make any comments against Mr. Wankhede and did not breach his undertaking given to court.
“I respectfully submit that my right (as a spokesperson of the NCP) to criticise or comment on the political misuse of ventured agencies and the conduct of their officers in the course of their public duties cannot be restricted. The contempt jurisdiction cannot be used for my statements on public officers and the performance of their official duties. I submit that this contempt petition be dismissed with costs,” it added.
