Conduct Trial in Vidarbha Irrigation Scam on Daily Basis: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court today asked a special ACB court here to conduct trial in the Vidarbha irrigation scam cases on a daily basis, and conclude it within three months.
Nagpur, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today asked a special ACB court here to conduct trial in the Vidarbha irrigation scam cases on a daily basis, and conclude it within three months.
A division bench of justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Z A Haq was hearing PILs related to the scam probe.
The Nagpur bench also asked the Maharashtra government to grant sanction to the Anti-Corruption Bureau to file a charge sheet against the officials of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) within seven days.
ACB Director General Vivek Phansalkar filed an affidavit and submitted a probe progress report to the court, said advocate Firdos Mirza, counsel for one of the petitioners Jan Manch.
The high court was informed that 19 FIRs have been registered and two charge sheets filed in the lower court, while two more charge sheets are awaiting sanction from the government.
The ACB is investigating alleged irregularities in tender process and cost escalation in 42 irrigation projects in Vidarbha. The next hearing on the PILs will be on July 26.
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