Apte, successful his plea, claimed that the sessions tribunal failed to see that the FIR was filed successful haste by a civilian technologist who had nary expertise successful metallurgy and the lawsuit was not based connected immoderate technological report.
The Bombay High Court connected Wednesday sought to cognize from the authorities authorities whether the Indian Navy oregon authorities Public Works Department (PWD) held an inspection of the tract astatine Malvan successful Sindhudurg district, earlier installing the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which collapsed successful August this year.
Justice Anil S Kilor was proceeding a bail exertion by Jaydeep Apte, sculptor of the 35-foot statue, filed done advocator Ganesh Sovani. Apte had approached HC aft the sessions tribunal rejected his bail plea. Justice Kilor sought details from the authorities authorities and adjourned the proceeding to December 9.
Earlier this month, the HC had granted bail to a structural advisor arrested successful transportation with the illness of the statue that was inaugurated connected December 4, 2023, astatine the Rajkot Fort successful Malvan.
The sessions tribunal observed that the illness of the statue wrong a fewer months of its operation prima facie speaks of the prime of work.
Apte, successful his plea, claimed that the sessions tribunal failed to see that the FIR was filed successful haste by a civilian technologist who had nary expertise successful metallurgy and the lawsuit was not based connected immoderate technological report.