Raipur: The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Investigation Center and Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to see within 16 weeks into complaints of corruption towards former Chhattisgarh’s main secretary and others.
The Chair of the Division of the Chairman of the Judge DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued instructions, discarded litigation of the public interest, which was submitted by a social activist based on Chhattisgarh, Rakesh Kumar Choubey, demanding a probe into complaints and investigation institutions, including the CBI, about alleged corruption during the tenure of Singh in the state.
“The applicant has submitted a representation on December 12, 2019, and on July 17, 2021, who is waiting for consideration.
We, therefore, direct respondents to look into complaints that are ventilated by the applicant in the representation and in the current writing petition and take Decision, in accordance with the laws, regulations and regulations and government policies that apply to this case, “the order said.
HC ordered the “respondent concerned” to quickly make a decision “preferably within 16 weeks since the date of receipt of the copy of this order”.
Pil has prayed for an investigation monitored by the court by a special investigation team that shows that the applicant, from time to time, has made some representations of the officers concerned but there are no actions taken.
Applicants said that he did not submit a complaint with state agents in Chhattisgarh and instead sent complaints to various ministries, in addition to the Directorate of Enforcement, CBI, Commissioner of Central Citizens, Direct Tax Council and Serious Fraud Investigation Office, and therefore he felt legally suitable for Moving the Delhi High Court for relief.
Singh, a former Indian income service officer, has continued state deputation until December 2018, with his final post as the main secretary of the Minister of Raman Singh and several other departments.
He resigned from the service after the Government of the Congress in December 2018.
Earlier this month, Chhattisgarh High Court has canceled the registered FIR against Singh and his wife Yasmin for allegedly collecting disproportional assets, observing that registration of the case is “abuse” of the process Law and that the accusation is prima facie based on probability.
This case was registered by the wing of the state economic violations in February 2020 under the prevention section of the Corruption Court, 1988, and 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian criminal code based on complaints submitted by One Uchit Sharma.
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