Accused transfer Orissa High Court in opposition to Lokayukta’s order
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By Express News Service
ROURKELA: Two separate petitions have been filed within the Orissa High Court to quash the order of Odisha Lokayukta which had directed the state Vigilance to conduct inquiry into the alleged corruption in distribution of advantages to building employees in Sundargarh district.
While the then district labour officer (DLO) of Rourkela had filed a petition within the HC in March, the accused vendor agency ‘Maa Padmasini’ filed one other plea in April. The petitioners have prayed the courtroom for quashing of the Lokayukta order describing it as arbitrary. The subsequent listening to within the case has been fastened for June 21.
On February 17 this 12 months, the Lokayukta bench had ordered a recent inquiry into the allegations of corruption in distribution of bicycles, security gear and instruments by the workplace of joint labour commissioner (JLC), Rourkela to employees beneath Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (OB&OCWWB).
The bench had noticed that after cautious consideration of the findings of the probe report of Vigilance, paperwork, explanations of respondents, views of competent authorities and arguments of counsels of respondents, it didn’t see benefit to vary or ignore the inquiry findings. It stated there’s prima facie case for prison investigation to search out out the extent of corruption, involvement and prison legal responsibility of public servant(s) and others. The Lokayukta requested for submission of recent Vigilance inquiry report in 4 months.
In December 2019, Congress chief Rashmi Ranjan had filed a criticism with the Lokayukta alleging corruption in distribution of advantages to building employees. After being directed by the Lokayukta, the Rourkela Vigilance division had submitted a preliminary investigation report on November 19, 2021. The report had cited misappropriation of over Rs 1.44 crore in distribution of the advantages.
The Vigilance stated advantages had been distributed to a complete 6,642 beneficiaries. As a part of its preliminary inquiry, the Vigilance randomly checked 306 beneficiaries and located that 286 of them obtained bicycles, security gear and instruments, whereas relaxation 20 weren’t offered this stuff. Just a few of them had been additionally not eligible to be registered beneath the OB&OCWWB.
The Vigilance additional claimed that the then DLO had ignored the tender route. The distributors, Maa Padmasini and Vedic Ventures, had procured the objects at decrease prices solely to produce these at a better charge.
ROURKELA: Two separate petitions have been filed within the Orissa High Court to quash the order of Odisha Lokayukta which had directed the state Vigilance to conduct inquiry into the alleged corruption in distribution of advantages to building employees in Sundargarh district.
While the then district labour officer (DLO) of Rourkela had filed a petition within the HC in March, the accused vendor agency ‘Maa Padmasini’ filed one other plea in April. The petitioners have prayed the courtroom for quashing of the Lokayukta order describing it as arbitrary. The subsequent listening to within the case has been fastened for June 21.
On February 17 this 12 months, the Lokayukta bench had ordered a recent inquiry into the allegations of corruption in distribution of bicycles, security gear and instruments by the workplace of joint labour commissioner (JLC), Rourkela to employees beneath Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (OB&OCWWB).googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The bench had noticed that after cautious consideration of the findings of the probe report of Vigilance, paperwork, explanations of respondents, views of competent authorities and arguments of counsels of respondents, it didn’t see benefit to vary or ignore the inquiry findings. It stated there’s prima facie case for prison investigation to search out out the extent of corruption, involvement and prison legal responsibility of public servant(s) and others. The Lokayukta requested for submission of recent Vigilance inquiry report in 4 months.
In December 2019, Congress chief Rashmi Ranjan had filed a criticism with the Lokayukta alleging corruption in distribution of advantages to building employees. After being directed by the Lokayukta, the Rourkela Vigilance division had submitted a preliminary investigation report on November 19, 2021. The report had cited misappropriation of over Rs 1.44 crore in distribution of the advantages.
The Vigilance stated advantages had been distributed to a complete 6,642 beneficiaries. As a part of its preliminary inquiry, the Vigilance randomly checked 306 beneficiaries and located that 286 of them obtained bicycles, security gear and instruments, whereas relaxation 20 weren’t offered this stuff. Just a few of them had been additionally not eligible to be registered beneath the OB&OCWWB.
The Vigilance additional claimed that the then DLO had ignored the tender route. The distributors, Maa Padmasini and Vedic Ventures, had procured the objects at decrease prices solely to produce these at a better charge.
