MUMBAI: The Bombay prime court docket on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to produce before it files pertaining to a discreet inquiry conducted by means of it right into a criticism alleging irregularities in the collection of toll at the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway.
A department bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla was listening to a public passion litigation (PIL) filed by means of four activists searching for that the best of the contractor Mhaiskar Infrastructure Pvt Ltd to collect toll along the parkway be revoked.
According to the petition, the contractor has already recovered the cost of the venture as consistent with its settlement details with the state authorities and in spite of that it continues to collect toll, thereby making a "wrongful gain".
Last July, the state government had informed the prime court docket that the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated a discreet inquiry into the allegations.
Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani nowadays submitted a one-page report giving details of the inquiry to the bench.
However, after perusing the report the bench stated it was imprecise.
"We want more details of the inquiry carried out. Bring all the files and documents pertaining to the inquiry along with a report," Justice Oka stated.
The bench posted the petition for additional listening to on June 19.
According to the plea, the contractor has recovered Rs 2,869 crore that it was entitled to and was now making wrongful beneficial properties by means of proceeding to collect toll.
In March 2017, the petitioners complained to the ACB to start up motion towards public servants concerned individually and collectively for failing to revoke the contractor's proper to collect toll even after the crowning glory of shriveled toll income, resulting in wrongful pecuniary gain to it.
When the ACB didn't take any motion, the activists petitioned the prime court docket.
A department bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla was listening to a public passion litigation (PIL) filed by means of four activists searching for that the best of the contractor Mhaiskar Infrastructure Pvt Ltd to collect toll along the parkway be revoked.
According to the petition, the contractor has already recovered the cost of the venture as consistent with its settlement details with the state authorities and in spite of that it continues to collect toll, thereby making a "wrongful gain".
Last July, the state government had informed the prime court docket that the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated a discreet inquiry into the allegations.
Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani nowadays submitted a one-page report giving details of the inquiry to the bench.
However, after perusing the report the bench stated it was imprecise.
"We want more details of the inquiry carried out. Bring all the files and documents pertaining to the inquiry along with a report," Justice Oka stated.
The bench posted the petition for additional listening to on June 19.
According to the plea, the contractor has recovered Rs 2,869 crore that it was entitled to and was now making wrongful beneficial properties by means of proceeding to collect toll.
In March 2017, the petitioners complained to the ACB to start up motion towards public servants concerned individually and collectively for failing to revoke the contractor's proper to collect toll even after the crowning glory of shriveled toll income, resulting in wrongful pecuniary gain to it.
When the ACB didn't take any motion, the activists petitioned the prime court docket.
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