MUMBAI, May 10: The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government, as directed by the High Court, will deposit Rs 1.20 lakh with the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday.

Allowing a writ petition filed by underworld don Arun Gawli challenging his detention under the National Security Act, Justices Ashok Desai and S B Mhase had saddled five senior officials with exemplary costs worth Rs 1.20 lakh for misuse of office and not exercising their authority in good faith. While Additional Chief Secretary (Home); P Subramanian, Commissioner of Police; Subhash Chandra Malhotra and Inspector General of Prisons; M G Naravane were fined Rs 25,000 each, Jail Superintendents D M Jadhav, M J Ghorpade and L T Samurdrawar were fined Rs 15,000 each.

The High Court had directed the government to deposit the entire amount of exemplary costs with the court within 10 days and recover the same from the respective officials in accordance with the law.

``Since the High Court has rejected our request to stay the operation of the order till we move the Supreme Court, the government will be depositing the fine amount with the Nagpur bench on Monday,'' a senior official told The Indian Express.

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