Bombay HC takes notice of stalled Maha govt project to publish Ambedkar's writings; to be treated as PIL

Updated On: 02 December, 2021 04:20 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

It reflects a 'sorry state of affairs', said a division bench of Justices PB Varale and SM Modak. The court took cognisance of a report published in a Marathi newspaper which said the government had not been able to print enough copies of 21 volumes of Ambedkar's literature

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The Bombay High Court on December 1 took 'suo motu' (on its own) notice of the tardy progress of the Maharashtra government's project to publish the writings and speeches of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

It reflects a "sorry state of affairs", said a division bench of Justices PB Varale and SM Modak. The court took cognisance of a report published in a Marathi newspaper which said the government had not been able to print enough copies of 21 volumes of Ambedkar's literature.