The Bombay High Court on Monday directed BJP's media cell head for Maharashtra, Vishwas Pathak, to deposit Rs two lakh as security to prove his 'bonafide' before the court decides to hear the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by him against state energy minister Nitin Raut for allegedly using chartered flights during the pandemic lockdown.

In his plea filed last April, Pathak had sought a direction to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and three other state power utilities to recover amounts allegedly spent illegally on the chartered flights for cabinet minister Nitin Raut.