‘Godman’ fails to appear before HC, taken to undisclosed place
18 Nov 2014 5:30 AM IST
With his followers resisting his arrest, Rampal did not appear in the High Court on Monday, the deadline set for his appearance in a contempt case, with his counsel saying he was ‘unwell’.
Hours later, Ashram spokesman Raj Kapoor claimed that the 63-year-old Rampal was taken to a hospital at an undisclosed place for medical treatment.
Declining to disclose the name of the hospital or the city, he said, ‘We were facing problem in treating him as the administration had stopped all supplies, including of medicines, to the ashram.’
‘We were left with no option but to shift him to a hospital at an undisclosed place.’
The Haryana government, meanwhile, told the two-judge HC bench that it is taking steps to comply with the court order but it has to take every step carefully as a number of women and children were present in the his ashram in Hisar district here. The court reserved its verdict till afternoon on Monday.
The High Court had on Monday last pulled up the Haryana government for failing to produce the self-styled ‘godman’, against whom a non-bailable warrant was issued recently in a contempt case.
It had set a deadline of on Monday for his production.
Rampal’s counsel SK Garg told the bench, comprising Justices M Jeyapaul and Darshan Singh, that the ‘godman’ was ‘unwell’ and not in a position to travel from Barwala to here. ‘He is unwell.... We are not avoiding court appearance.
He has been appearing on past occasions. Give us some time, once he feels better, he will appear,’ the counsel told the Bench.
Hours later, Ashram spokesman Raj Kapoor claimed that the 63-year-old Rampal was taken to a hospital at an undisclosed place for medical treatment.
Declining to disclose the name of the hospital or the city, he said, ‘We were facing problem in treating him as the administration had stopped all supplies, including of medicines, to the ashram.’
‘We were left with no option but to shift him to a hospital at an undisclosed place.’
The Haryana government, meanwhile, told the two-judge HC bench that it is taking steps to comply with the court order but it has to take every step carefully as a number of women and children were present in the his ashram in Hisar district here. The court reserved its verdict till afternoon on Monday.
The High Court had on Monday last pulled up the Haryana government for failing to produce the self-styled ‘godman’, against whom a non-bailable warrant was issued recently in a contempt case.
It had set a deadline of on Monday for his production.
Rampal’s counsel SK Garg told the bench, comprising Justices M Jeyapaul and Darshan Singh, that the ‘godman’ was ‘unwell’ and not in a position to travel from Barwala to here. ‘He is unwell.... We are not avoiding court appearance.
He has been appearing on past occasions. Give us some time, once he feels better, he will appear,’ the counsel told the Bench.
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