AJL and former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda got relief from High Court, know what is the whole matter

Panchkula Plot Re-Allotment Case: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday delivered a major verdict in the case of alleged irregularities in the re-allocation of an institutional plot in Panchkula, which is related to former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Limited linked to Sonia-Rahul Gandhi. The court has given clean chit to the accused.

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In 2005, an industrial plot was re-allocated in Sector 6, Panchkula, which was also allotted to AJL, linked to the Gandhi family, in 1982. Due to lack of development on the plot, it was ordered to be re-allocated in the year 1992, after which CBI alleged that due to this, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) had suffered a loss of about Rs 63 lakh and on this basis, the CBI Special Court had framed charges.

High Court rejected the allegations

Now in this case, the single bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said that ‘From the material available so far, the preliminary evidence neither makes out a case of criminal conspiracy nor grounds for an offense under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Along with this, the CBI court’s order framing charges against Hooda and Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and canceling the discharge application of former CM Hooda in this case was also cancelled.

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The court also raised questions on the role of the investigating agency in its order. And said that “CBI made only Hooda an accused and not other officers, this raises questions about its intentions. The order for reallocation was not of Hooda alone. The authority had unanimously approved it. This decision was not canceled by any competent court or authority. Unless reallocation is declared legally illegal, it cannot be considered a crime merely in the assessment of the investigating agency.

The allotment is valid as on today – Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya

According to the report of Live Law, Justice Dahiya said that ‘as on date, the allotment is valid, it has not been canceled, nor has it been declared illegal or arbitrary. Instead, AJL started construction after paying the re-allotment price and extension fees. Then on August 14, 2014, the authority gave him the occupation certificate. No complaint was made to the Authority about any loss suffered; Nor was AJL or any other accused asked to compensate for any alleged loss. Even the government auditors withdrew their objection regarding the financial loss suffered by the authority due to this re-allotment.”