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As it was a sensitive case involving the corporate lawyer that made headlines, the home department had announced to appoint a special PP in the case. MUMBAI:The home department has finally assigned a special public prosecutor in the alleged drunken driving incident involving a corporate lawyer, Janhavi Gadkar , which claimed two lives on the Eastern Freeway in 2015.TOI had on January 10 this year highlighted the issue titled "Over a year later, no public prosecutor in Gadkar case''.The law and judiciary last Friday issued order for the appointment of Rohini Salian as special PP in the Janhavi Gadkar case . said Faizal Qadri Sabuwala.RCF police confirmed that Salian has been appointed as Special PP and the case is now likely to come up for hearing on February 13. The case has been getting adjournments after adjournments for last six months for lack of PP. She drove down the Eastern Freeway, exited at Chembur but got confused at the seven-point Shivaji Chowk circle and drove back up on the southbound carriageway..