Shrikant Khandalkar was a lawyer known for filing public interest litigation in India. He died Sunday 29 November 2015.
On Sunday 29 November 2015 Khandalkar was found dead. [1] Police determined that the death was a suicide. [1] His body was injured after falling 8 stories from a window. [1] He held a suicide note which explained that he had serious health problems. [1] The lack of proper lighting in the courthouse was named as an explanation for why no one noticed the danger. [1] The Hitavada reported that he was alive for some hours before he was able to go to the hospital, where he died. [2] [3] Khandalkar had been in conflict with various organizations over lawsuits, and this may have contributed to his poor condition. [4] [3] Nagpur Today described the death as mysterious. [5]
In 2019 a group of lawyers requested a probe into the deaths of Khandalkar, Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, and retired judge Prakash Thombre. [6] These three were legal colleagues and all died in strange ways. [7]
Congress politician Kapil Sibal stated his opinion that Khandalkar was murdered. [8] [9]
Khandalkar helped to expose the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. [10]
In 2011 Khandalkar represented university faculty who called for review of the appointment of university chancellors. [11]
In 2013 Khandalkar praised the Government of Maharashtra for committing to establish the Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. [12] Previously Khandalkar had filed public interest litigation advocating for this. [12] Also in 2013 in Nagpur, Khandalkar filed for investigation about the sale of public land to a private real estate development company. [13]
Shrikant Khandalkar was a lawyer known for filing public interest litigation in India. He died Sunday 29 November 2015.
On Sunday 29 November 2015 Khandalkar was found dead. [1] Police determined that the death was a suicide. [1] His body was injured after falling 8 stories from a window. [1] He held a suicide note which explained that he had serious health problems. [1] The lack of proper lighting in the courthouse was named as an explanation for why no one noticed the danger. [1] The Hitavada reported that he was alive for some hours before he was able to go to the hospital, where he died. [2] [3] Khandalkar had been in conflict with various organizations over lawsuits, and this may have contributed to his poor condition. [4] [3] Nagpur Today described the death as mysterious. [5]
In 2019 a group of lawyers requested a probe into the deaths of Khandalkar, Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, and retired judge Prakash Thombre. [6] These three were legal colleagues and all died in strange ways. [7]
Congress politician Kapil Sibal stated his opinion that Khandalkar was murdered. [8] [9]
Khandalkar helped to expose the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. [10]
In 2011 Khandalkar represented university faculty who called for review of the appointment of university chancellors. [11]
In 2013 Khandalkar praised the Government of Maharashtra for committing to establish the Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. [12] Previously Khandalkar had filed public interest litigation advocating for this. [12] Also in 2013 in Nagpur, Khandalkar filed for investigation about the sale of public land to a private real estate development company. [13]