CBI busts bribery racket in RML Hospital in Delhi; nine arrested
All the accused have been sent to CBI's custodial remand till May 14, the sources added.
All the accused have been sent to CBI's custodial remand till May 14, the sources added.
On a request by the Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, who appeared for the CBI for an expeditious hearing of the matter by the high court, the bench in its order said, “Petitioner (CBI) would be at liberty to request HC for expeditious disposal which shall be considered by it on its merits”
The Manipur government and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had transferred the case to the CBI for further investigation.
Of the total of 14 municipalities that have come under the scanner of the central agency sleuths in this connection, authorities of six have informed the probe officials that crucial recruitment-related documents, including the OMR sheets, have gone missing.
The Calcutta High Court had allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to probe the multicrore recruitment scam.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, irregular appointments of candidates were made in Central Railway, violating the laid down norms and procedures of Indian Railways for recruitment.
The CBI registered an FIR under sections 120-8 read with 420 of the IPC and Section 66 of the IT Act 2000 against Ritu, Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology, and unknown others.
“What is the urgency,” Justice Dhulia asked state government counsel, “You can always tell the high court that we will next hear it on 3rd July and till then....”
The state government's plea said: "The Impugned Order while failing to grant stay on the investigation conducted by the CBI and ED relating to the alleged municipality recruitment scam, has also proceeded to ignore the law laid down by this Hon'ble Court in a catena of cases."
At present, Subodh Kumar Jaiswal is serving as the director of CBI. Sood's appointment comes as the tenure of the present CBI director ends on May 25.
