Contempt: HC seeks Maha govt’s reply

Mumbai: The Bombay high Court on Friday asked the Maharashtra government to file reply to a contempt of court petition against Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh for the reinstatement of four policemen facing trial for the custodial death of blast suspect Khwaja Yunus. Yunus’ mother Asiya Begum moved the high court on June 23, contending that taking the accused policemen back in service was “intentional defiance and non-compliance” of the court’s past order. “By its orders passed in April 2004, the high court had directed the state government to suspend the four policemen and start disciplinary inquiry against them as they have been prima facie found to be involved in the