Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Bombay High Court Questions Chembur Cop’s C-Summary Report
The Bombay High Court looked at a police investigation about claims involving a caste certificate.
Chitra Salunke asked the court to move the investigation to someone else.
She said the investigation was not being handled properly and could help Ramesh Suresh Kamble.
The court questioned why a very long police report was filed just before a hearing.
It said the report seemed not to properly examine some of the allegations.
The judges said the officer’s actions appeared to favour Kamble and interfere with the court process.
The court ordered the Mumbai Police Commissioner to explain the matter in a detailed affidavit.
The case is scheduled to be heard again on October 21.
The Bombay High Court questioned a Chembur police officer’s investigation into allegations concerning Ramesh Suresh Kamble’s caste certificate.
Advocate Chitra Salunke sought to transfer the investigation, alleging it was being handled in a way that benefited Kamble.
The court noted that Kamble’s earlier caste validity certificate had been invalidated, with that decision upheld by the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court.
The investigating officer filed a more than 500-page C-summary report on September 15, a day before the next hearing, after the investigation had remained incomplete for nearly five months.
The court described the report’s filing as an apparent attempt to favour Kamble and directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to file a detailed affidavit by the next hearing on October 21.
- Who
- The Bombay High Court, advocate Chitra Salunke, investigating officer at Chembur police station, and Ramesh Suresh Kamble.
- What
- The court questioned the investigation and filing of a C-summary report in a case involving allegations about Kamble’s caste certificate.
- When
- The court issued its directions on October 7, 2026; the report was filed September 15, and the next hearing is set for October 21.
- Where
- At the Bombay High Court, in a case concerning an FIR registered at Chembur police station in Mumbai.
- Why
- Salunke sought transfer of the investigation, alleging it was conducted in a way that benefited Kamble; the court questioned the report’s timing and scope.
Court and petitioner’s concerns
Police officer’s position
Purpose and handling of the investigation
Court and petitioner’s concerns
Salunke alleged that the investigation was being conducted in a lackadaisical manner to benefit Kamble. The court said the officer’s conduct prima facie appeared intended to favour him.
Police officer’s position
The article reports no response or explanation from the investigating officer; the court directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to address the allegations in an affidavit.
C-summary report
Court and petitioner’s concerns
The court questioned the report’s timing and said it appeared to repeat the Caste Scrutiny Committee’s findings without properly investigating allegations about monetary benefits and other issues.
Police officer’s position
The article gives no account of the officer’s reasoning for filing the report.
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Judges
- Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata
- Petitioner
- Advocate Chitra Salunke
- Person named in allegations
- Ramesh Suresh Kamble, a former BMC corporator
- Report
- A more than 500-page C-summary report filed September 15
- Court direction
- Mumbai Police Commissioner to file a detailed affidavit
- Next hearing
- October 21, 2026