With a series of alleged scams rocking Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court has given relief to the state government by dismissing a petition of Mumbai-based Citurgia Biochemical Limited which had challenged the acquisition of its industrial land at Rishikesh.
The apex court dismissed the petition after hearing the arguments of additional advocate general Aman Sinha, who was representing the state government, said Devinder Bhasin, the state media advisor.
Last month, the apex court had asked the government to obey the orders of the High Court order on the Rishikesh housing project. As follow up to the court order, the government set up a judicial commission to investigate the role of some officials, who misled it in changing the land use pattern of the industrial land of Citurgia Biochemicals to facilitate the housing project.
A one-member commission under Justice B C Kandpal, a retired judge of the state High Court has been formed to investigate the role of government officials in the issue. Justice (retired) Kandpal is also heading the probe panel instituted by the government to investigate 56 alleged scams during the previous Congress government.
The Citurgia issue had rocked the hill state last year after opposition parties led by Congress sought a CBI probe.
