SC declines petition by Jadeja to try all cases at one place

On Monday,Jadeja,through his counsel,senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi,urged the Supreme Court that all cases be tried at one place.

Rohtagi also prayed before the bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan that a single investigating agency should carry out the probe in all cases.

At present,different state police are probing the cases registered against Jadeja and his accomplices.

The bench,however,rejected the relief sought by Jadeja,saying that the plea could not be entertained.

After realising that the court was inclined to issue any direction providing him with relief,the counsel preferred to withdraw the petition.

The Gujarat Police had arrested Jadeja this June in Ahmedabad following complaints that he had duped people by inviting investments from them on promises of high return.

A few days ago,the CID Crime filed a chargesheet in the Ahmedabad rural court against 19 accused in connection with the multi-crore scandal involving Jadeja.

This is the first chargesheet the CID Crime has submitted after putting Jadeja under a Narco-Analysis test.

The total 19 accused include Ashok Jadeja,his wife Nitu,Hakam Rathod,Surtaram Sisodiya alias Bhutto,Babu Rathod,Manbai Rathod and Shaitansingh Rathod along with other family members of Jadeja. Twenty-three people have been named as absconders in the case.