Ministers should find time to perform duties, observes HC

October 23, 2015 19:59

The Bombay high court has taken a serious view of the stand taken by a Maharashtra minister that he will not be available until January 2016 to hear an appeal filed by a cooperative society.

The appeal -- which had been filed before the appellate authority (Minister) -- had challenged the supersession of the society's managing committee and appointment of administrative officer in its place to manage the affairs.

"We do not countenance such state of affairs. Even if appellate authority is a Minister of State in the government of Maharashtra, does not mean that urgent matters are kept on hold for his or her nonavailability," said justices S C Dharmadhikari and B P Colabawala in their order.

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