Shrikant Khandalkar

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Shrikant Khandalkar was a lawyer known for filing public interest litigation in India. He died Sunday 29 November 2015.

On Sunday 29 November 2015 Khandalkar was found dead. [1] Police determined that the death was a suicide. [1] His body was injured after falling 8 stories from a window. [1] He held a suicide note which explained that he had serious health problems. [1] The lack of proper lighting in the courthouse was named as an explanation for why no one noticed the danger. [1] The Hitavada reported that he was alive for some hours before he was able to go to the hospital, where he died. [2] [3] Khandalkar had been in conflict with various organizations over lawsuits, and this may have contributed to his poor condition. [4] [3] Nagpur Today described the death as mysterious. [5]

In 2019 a group of lawyers requested a probe into the deaths of Khandalkar, Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, and retired judge Prakash Thombre. [6] These three were legal colleagues and all died in strange ways. [7]

Congress politician Kapil Sibal stated his opinion that Khandalkar was murdered. [8] [9]

Khandalkar helped to expose the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. [10]

In 2011 Khandalkar represented university faculty who called for review of the appointment of university chancellors. [11]

In 2013 Khandalkar praised the Government of Maharashtra for committing to establish the Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. [12] Previously Khandalkar had filed public interest litigation advocating for this. [12] Also in 2013 in Nagpur, Khandalkar filed for investigation about the sale of public land to a private real estate development company. [13]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bose, Soumittra S. (30 November 2015). "Lawyer commits suicide in Nagpur district court premises". The Times of India .
  2. ↑ "The Hitavada". The Hitavada . 1 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 FP Staff (1 December 2015). "Shrikant Khandalkar, the lawyer who helped expose irrigation scam, found dead in Nagpur court". Firstpost .
  4. ↑ सय्यद, झियाऊद्दीन (30 November 2015). "अ‍ॅड. श्रीकांत खंडाळकर यांची आत्महत्या". Loksatta (in Marathi).
  5. ↑ "Advocate Shrikant Khandalkar dead body found in mysterious circumstances in District Court premises". Nagpur Today. 29 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Times News Network (11 December 2019). "Lawyers demand probe into 3 deaths". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (31 January 2018). "SIT probe needed Loya's death as 'serious questions unanswered': Congress". Business Standard .
  8. ↑ Sanyal, Anindita (31 January 2018). "Congress Questions Judge Loya's Death, Says "Circumstances Tell A Story"". NDTV .
  9. ↑ Wire Staff (31 January 2018). "Congress for Probe Into Loya's Death, Sees Foul Play in Death of Two Associates". The Wire .
  10. ↑ Times News Network (29 November 2015). "Senior lawyer associated with Maharashtra irrigation scam found dead". The Times of India .
  11. ↑ Mahajani, Urvi (6 April 2011). "Governor gets second court notice in 3 weeks". Hindustan Times .
  12. 1 2 "Legal fraternity welcomes move to set up law university at Nagpur". Nagpur Today. 9 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Income Tax deptt tracking alleged Rs 100 cr deal by Rachna Constructions". Nagpur Today. 15 October 2013.
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