The Madhya Pradesh High Court has raised an important question that in which law it is a law that the corporator should fill diesel in buses for the program organized for the Chief Minister. The court has asked the Collector of Jabalpur to submit his reply on the affidavit.
By Prashant Pandey
Publish date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:54:03 pm (IST)
Updated date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:59:00 PM (IST)
Highlights
- The MP High Court sought a response from the Collector on the affidavit.
- Allegations of irregularity in diesel payment have been made.
- Started an investigation into allegations of misuse of public money.
New Duniya Representative, Jabalpur. A single bench of Justice Vivek Aggarwal of Madhya Pradesh High Court has questioned that in which law it is an proceeds to fill diesel in the corporate buses for the program organized for the Chief Minister.
In this connection, the Collector of Jabalpur should submit your reply on the affidavit. The court has initially given this instruction, reproaching the allegation of public wealth of money. It has been alleged on behalf of Sugam Chandra Jain, a resident of Jabalpur, that the diesel filled in buses acquired for a program organized in honor of the Chief Minister has not yet been paid.
During the hearing of the petition, the petitioner was informed that no order was issued at the administrative level to fill the diesel. In this regard, oral orders were issued by the Municipal Corporation Commissioner. The High Court has summoned the clarification by taking this information on records.
Diesel of six lakhs filled with petrol pump
Advocate Ashish Rawat presented the side on behalf of the petitioner. He argued that the petitioner has a petrol pump near the ISBT bus stand. The program was organized in Jabalpur on January 3, 2024 in honor of the Chief Minister.
The Municipal Corporation Commissioner sent the Food Officer personally to fill diesel in buses acquired for the program. In the acquired buses, about six lakh rupees of diesel were filled with their petrol pump. Due to non -payment of diesel, he contacted the corporator. It was told by the corporator that the office of Joint Collector and District Supplies Officer was asked to fill diesel in buses.
The petitioner is no longer entitled to withdraw the petition
On August 2024, the petitioner contacted the Joint Collector and District Supplies Officer and Corporation Commissioner for payment of bill. After this, written instructions were given to the corporator from the Collector Office regarding paying the amount.
During the hearing, the High Court asked the petitioner that POL was issued by the administration to fill diesel in the acquired bus. The petitioner said that only oral orders were issued. Taking the case seriously, the High Court has said in its order that diesel was filled in buses from the petitioner without any proceeds.
Submit answers through affidavit
Joint Collector and District Supply Officer and Corporate Commissioner directed to get POL reimbursed. The High Court said in its order that the District Collector should submit the reply in this regard through the affidavit.
Apart from this, it should also be told that in which law it is the responsibility of the corporator to fill diesel in the buses engaged in the Chief Minister’s program. The High Court has also said in its order that the petitioner will no longer be entitled to withdraw the petition.
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