Deshmukh named in another land scam

geetanjali

Geetanjali Minhas | April 12, 2012



An NGO has filed a fresh complain with the anti-corruption bureau against ex-chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, a few government officials and judges for allotment of land reserved for providing shelter to the people without shelter to a society of Bombay high court judges.

The complain says that Deshmukh ordered his subordinates to change the development plan reservation as set out in Maharshtra Regional Town Planning Act so that the said land could be allocated to judges.  The orders were given to CS Sangeetrao, the then collector Mumbai, SS Zende, the then collector Mumbai suburban, RC Joshi, principal secretary, dept of revenue & forest and Ramanand Tiwari, principal secretary urban development department.

As per the complain, even before a decision was taken to allot the land, a letter of intent was issued to Nyay Sagar CHS. Although the final decision of allotting the land to society was taken on 22.6.2004, its possession was given to the society on 26.3.2003. Maharashtra Land Revenue Code does not provide for such provisional allotment of land prior to taking decision regarding allotment of land.

“To do this, judges met Deshmukh at his residence in 2002. Judges used their official high court letterheads for personal purpose which was ‘inappropriate and abuse of official power’”.

The NGO  further says that  Nyay Sagar CHS members used the society for pecuniary private profit at people’s cost as the later gave all the flats on Leave & License Basis at a monthly rent of approximately one lakh without any of the society members coming to live on the said premises.
When contacted, Sanjiv Dayal, director general, ACB, said, “We have received the complaint and will proceed after we receive a nod from the state government.”   

The society had come into limelight last year after another group moved the supreme court for an investigation. 

The complaint has also named members of the Nyaysagar cooperative housing society which includes justices Vijay Chaganlalji Daga, Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, S Radhakrishnan, Sharad Arvind Bobde, Prasankumar Vinayak Kakde, Rajender Lodha, GD Patil, HE Rebello, DK Deshmukh, DB Bhosale, DG Karnik and DY Chandrachud.
 

Comments

 

Other News

Free food grains for 81.35 cr beneficiaries for five years

The central government will provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of five years with effect from January 1, 2024, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. Terming it as a “historic decision”, a

“I wrote ‘Survival at Stake’ to provide food for thought about solutions”

Survival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence By Poorva Joshipura HarperCollins, 328 pages, Rs 499 With science now recognising animal consciousness, intelligence, emotion, and even morality, there must rise an awareness of

‘Bon Voyage’ through the Arctic: Exploring new horizons for India

India`s tryst with trade through the Arctic regions, including the Northern Sea Routes (NSR), has become an impact-making endeavor recently. The Arctic of yore is now a pivot – point of geopolitics, of climate change discussions, and for economic opportunities; 40% of oil and gas reserves said to be

Demystifying Contemporary Finance Theory and other lessons in investment

Investing Decoded: Simple Path To Building A Portfolio In Millions By Anirudh Rathore Penguin India, 320 pages, Rs 499

Deepfake: India to prepare four-point action plan

Deepfake has emerged as a serious threat to democracy and social institutions across the world. Propagation of deepfake content via social media platforms has aggravated this challenge. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has, from time to time, advised social media in

Mumbai traffic: Let’s use some simple math

Two level of roads not enough, BMC to have triple traffic jams through underground junctions There is no shortage of short-sighted traffic experts who believe that creating more vertical space (either above or below the level) in already overcrowded and congested cities will be cou

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter