Abhinav Chandrachud returns brief of Sameet Thakkar, Bombay High Court adjourns the hearing to November 3

Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud refused to appear for Sameet Thakkar in his plea seeking to quash the FIR filed against Thakkar for his alleged abusive tweets against the present Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray..Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik hearing the plea today granted time to Thakkar to get a new counsel after Chandrachud returned his brief..Chief Public Prosecutor Deepak Thakare pointed out to the Court in the hearing that Sameet Thakkar has not produced himself in the police station despite making a categorical statement in the previous hearing that he would..He further pointed out that Thakkar had filed a similar plea before the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, however, the Bench had dismissed the plea as Thakkar had filed a plea in the Supreme Court and also due to his un-cooperative behavior with the police..The Court was inclined to hear the matter, however, since Chandrachud was not present, the Court kept back the matter at 3 pm in order to let Chandrachud make his submissions on behalf of Sameet Thakkar..Post lunch, when the matter was called out, Advcoate Raspal Singh Renu, on record for Sameet Thakkar pointed out to the Court that Chandrachud had returned the brief and hence he needed some time to appoint a new counsel..The Court had recorded Chandrachud’s statement that Thakkar would co-operate with the police officers for the investigation that they were conducting in connection to the FIR filed over his allegedly abusive tweets against the present Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray..Tweets against Uddhav Thackeray: Bombay HC hears Sameet Thakkar's prayer to quash FIR for his 'abusive tweets' [LIVE UPDATES].Thakkar has filed the plea under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking directions to quash the FIR and consolidate all investigation proceedings in Nagpur. .He also sought interim protection from arrest, to which the Court recorded his statement through his counsel Chandrachud that he will co-operate with the ongoing investigation..Dignity of public offices depends on citizens: Bombay HC while hearing plea against FIR over allegedly abusive tweets against Maharashtra CM.The matter has been posted for hearing on November 3, 2020.