A physique of Dalits and Tribals asks Bombay HC to look into Varavara Rao’s bail and “assets” of Justice Shinde

After naxal apologist, Varavara Rao was lately granted bail, a Dalit and Tribal physique based mostly in Madhya Pradesh has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and Supreme Court of India searching for a evaluate of Rao’s bail order. The physique additionally sought to probe Justice Shinde for allegedly possessing illicit belongings. Justice Shinde was part of the bench that granted bail to Varavara Rao.According to Law Marathi, a gaggle by the title of ‘Communist Hinsa Pidit Adivasi Dalit Sangharsh Committee’ has raised a storm by writing a letter to Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India because the physique seeks a evaluate of bail order granted to Varavara Rao who’s an accused within the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon violence case.The physique which is predicated out of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, in its letter has claimed that the choice to grant bail to Rao has irked the Dalit and Tribal victims of Naxal violence. The group provides that Rao is a widely known Maoist who has overtly advocated and supported violent Maoists throughout the nation up to now.The letter said, “Varavar Rao is a Maoist and openly advocates and supports violent Maoists across the country. We request all the Naxalite victims that the cases heard to date by Judge SS Shinde should be investigated by the committee of judges of the Supreme Court and the probable illegal property earned by Judge Shinde to date should be investigated by the Income Tax Department.”Perhaps angered by the choice, the group has sked Justice Shinde and his relations to return and reside within the Naxal-affected areas and witness the atrocities dedicated by the Naxalites.Labelling Rao as an “Urban Naxal”, the group demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the bail order granted by Justice Shinde. Additionally, the physique has additionally requested the Supreme Court to direct the Income Tax Department to research Justice Shinde for allegedly possessing illicit belongings. Not simply this, the group in its letter has urged the apex courtroom to nominate a committee of Supreme Court judges to research the circumstances presided over by Justice Shinde.Earlier, final week, the Bombay High Court granted bail to 81-year-old Varavara Rao on medical grounds for six months. The bail order was handed by a bench of justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale.For the uninitiated, Varavara Rao is a Naxal apologist who up to now has justified Naxal violence and killing of Indian safety forces. In 2018, a surrendered high Maoist operative Vetti Rama had confessed about Rao’s involvement in Maoist actions.If the above allegations are to be believed, it proves the extent to which the MVA authorities in Maharashtra can go to guard anti-India parts like Varavar Rao. In such a situation, the Supreme Court of India should intervene and examine the bail of Rao and the allegations in opposition to Justice SS Shinde.