sk 1 CRIPIL23.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.23 OF 2011 Shri Nivrutti V. Salunkhe : Petitioner V/s. Uttamrao K. Desai & Ors. : Respondents .... Mr.S.B.Shetye i/b. Mr.Niranjan Mogre for the petitioner. Mr.Sanjeev Kadam for respondent nos.1 to 4. Mr.P.A.Pol, Public Prosecutor for respondent no.6. .... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : NOVEMBER 24, 2011. P.C.: Rule, returnable forthwith. The learned counsel for the respective respondents waive service. Heard finally by consent of parties. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court for a direction to initiate criminal action against such parties as are guilty of corruption in regard to the execution of Seed Production Scheme. sk 2 CRIPIL23.11 3. Mr.Pol, the learned Public Prosecutor, makes a statement that the Government has initiated a departmental inquiry into the alleged misconduct in the course of execution of the Scheme. He further states that if the inquiry discloses commission of any offences, the Government will take steps to prosecute the guilty, in accordance with law. The statement of the learned Public Prosecutor is accepted. 4. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. (S.A. BOBDE, J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)