Mumbai | July 15, 2025
In a major legal escalation in the ongoing Disha Salian death case, Adv. Abhishek Mishra representing Petitioner Shri Satish Salian has today served a formal legal notice upon Adv. Rahul Arote, counsel for Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Shri Aditya Thackeray, seeking an immediate counter-affidavit by 7:00 PM today in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1612 of 2025 pending before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court.
According to the notice, despite being served with a detailed Affidavit in Reply dated July 7, 2025, which levels grave allegations of gangrape, murder, and post-crime cover-up, Shri Thackeray has failed to file any rebuttal or rejoinder for over 11 days.
The legal notice refers to the Supreme Court ruling, noting that non-denial of serious charges in affidavit proceedings is treated as “tacit admission” by the Courts. Importantly, the affidavit filed by Shri Satish Salian is supported by voluminous and undisputable evidence, including:
Mobile tower location records placing Aditya thackrey at the crime scene;
WhatsApp chats between Aditya Thackery and Rhea Chakraborty in the days leading up to death of Disha salian and Sushant Singh Rajput;
Records from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) indicating active involvement of Aditya Thackrey and other accused in drug trafficking, procurement, and coordination—allegedly forming part of the motive and criminal conspiracy.
In addition to the core allegations of sexual assault and homicide, the affidavit also accuses Shri Aditya Thackeray of filing a false and misleading affidavit before the Hon’ble High Court—amounting to fraud on the court, perjury under Sections 191,192 193, 196, 199, 120(B),34, 107 ,109, of IPC, and criminal contempt under Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
As per law of pleadings and Supreme Court judgment if Aditya Thackrey did not dispute the above allegations, then court will treat the allegations against him as proved. The notice has categorically warned that any further delay will be presented as an implied admission of guilt.
The notice says, “No more adjournments will be tolerated,” adding that the attempt to avoid rebuttal shall be cited as admission of charges before the Court. If no rejoinder is filed by the 7 PM deadline, legal consequences—including criminal prosecution and contempt proceedings—may follow.
