CBI to probe delay in Nagaland HC work

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati prime courtroom on Wednesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to behavior a initial inquiry into allegations of misappropriation of public money and the slow tempo of development work on the new prime courtroom advanced at Kohima in Nagaland. The courtroom took suo motu PIL on the construction not being finished regardless of the foundation stone being laid at Mariema in Kohima in 2007. It was once alleged that regardless of the Nagaland prime courtroom's development being planned concurrently with Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura, different states have made their respective HCs practical 2013 onwards.

Earlier, an RTI reply mentioned even though Rs 43 crore was once estimated for the Nagaland HC, the entire fund withdrawn for the mission was once estimated at round Rs 52 crore. On the opposite hand, most effective 35% work was once proven to be finished. "On perusal of records, the court has found that there is a prima facie case of misappropriation of huge public money and siphoning off the same in a systematic manner to the gross prejudice to the public exchequer," mentioned the courtroom order.

The CBI was once asked to post a document within 3 months ahead of the courtroom. "The CBI is directed to depute an officer to immediately collect all the relevant records from the government of Nagaland pertaining to the PIL," the courtroom ordered.