more-inThe Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea alleging that the Union Health Ministry had illegally closed graft cases and connected disciplinary proceedings against some former senior officials of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) without the approval of the competent authority. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply by July 31. The application has sought for expeditious and objective investigation into the alleged corruption cases at the AIIMS during the years 2012-14 involving senior bureaucrats. The CPIL has sought directions to the Centre to immediately refer the cases of corruption to the competent disciplinary authority. The NGO also sought summoning of records of the graft cases that were closed without approval of the competent authority.

Source: The Hindu April 10, 2018 02:34 UTC