In the Writ Petition filed by social activist, Nutan Thakur in the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow bench about allegation against Union Minister Salman Khurshid’s Dr Zakir Hussain Trust, the bench of Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Dr Satish Chandra today issued notice to the alleged Trust. The next date of hearing has been fixed on 21 March.
High Court also expressed its displeasure over the progress report presented by the inquiring agency Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and then decided to issue notice against the Trust as well to explain its position.
Thakur has prayed in the petition that a large number of incriminating facts are on record, hence an FIR shall be registered and investigated immediately. Her counsel is Asok Pande.