New Delhi: High Court had reserved the order on a PIL which seeks a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the license granted to several real estate developers in Haryana, including one allegedly associated with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra on Wednesday.
After brief arguments over this case, a division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw, said, “We will consider this issue”.
The PIL was filed by advocate M.L. Sharma which claimed several licenses were issued to developers and builders for turning 21,366 acres of agricultural land into colonies without complying with the statutory rules.
According to PIL, the decision caused serious financial loss of Rs.3.9 lakh crore to the exchequer.
Sharma contended that allocation of licenses for developing colonies was contrary to provisions of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 through this plea.
It further sought quashing of the June 3, 2013 letter by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Shashi Kant Sharma allegedly rolling back the audit and inquiry into the grant of license to Skylight Hospitality (Pvt) Ltd that is said to be associated with Robert Vadra.
The plea contended that the inquiry was ordered by Shashi Kant Sharma’s predecessor Vinod Rai.
M.L. Sharma claimed that the department of town and country planning (DTCP) issued hundreds of licences for over 21,366 acres of land spread over Gurgaon and other parts of the state from 2005-2012.
The PIL was filed against Skylight Hospitality, Robert Vadra and DLF Universal Limited among others.
The lawyer sought registration of criminal cases against Skylight Hospitality, Robert Vadra and DLF Universal Limited under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Bureau Report
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