The Bombay High Court yesterday directed the city police to file a report by July 6 on the progress of investigations into the J Dey murder case.
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Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More issued the directive after pursuing a confidential report and relevant files, submitted by the police, concerning the killing of the senior journalist by unidentified assailants in Powai on June 11.


The spot in Powai where J Dey was killed on u00a0June 11

"Please convey our anxiety to the investigating officers and file a further report on progress in the probe,"
Justice Ranjana Desai told Advocate General Ravi Kadam, who was asked by the bench to personally argue in the matter.

Hearing petitions filed by advocate V P Patil, former scribe Ketan Tirodkar and S Balakrishnan, editor of tabloid Deshbhakti Andolan, the bench had on June 16 asked the police to submit a status report of the probe.

The court had allowed Mumbai Press Club and Marathi Patrakar Parishad, which are seeking transfer of the probe to the CBI, to intervene and file affidavits, if required.

The petitioners and interveners told the court yesterday that they were not in favour of the police getting two more weeks to probe the case and argued that a week's time would be enough.

However, Justice Desai remarked, "We feel some more time should be given to the police to investigate.

They have made efforts and are awaiting something. When investigating agencies are working, the courts do not interfere. But if we find they have not done a proper job, we will take them to task."