In a temporary relief, the Bombay High Court today stayed till June 20 the disqualification of three corporators from Thane who are facing charges of abetting suicide of builder Suraj Parmar. Hanumant Jagdale (NCP), Vikrant Chavan (Congress) and Najib Mulla (NCP) were granted interim relief by vacation Judge B R Gavai on the ground that MNS-turned-Independent corporator from Thane, Sudhakar Chavan, a co-accused in this
case, had been given similar relief earlier.

The three corporators had been disqualified by the Thane Municipal Corporation on the orders of Urban Development department of Maharashtra Government. Jagdale, Vikrant and Mulla had moved the High Court challenging their disqualification on the ground that the BJP-Sena government in the state had disqualified them due to political vendetta.