PANAJI, Feb 8:
Social activist Aires Rodrigues today moved the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, seeking directions to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to register an FIR against Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for his alleged criminal misconduct and cheating by causing financial loss to the state exchequer.
The case pertains to illegal appointment of Soniya Phatde as programme officer in the Provedoria department,
The petition will come up for hearing before Judge Anuja Prabhudesai.
In his petition moved under Section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Rodrigues has submitted that despite the complaint having been filed on February 4, the ACB had failed to register the FIR against the Chief Minister. He further pointed out that the next day he had also served a 48-hour deadline on the SP of ACB and yet there has been no action in accordance with law.
Rodrigues added that the complaint against the Chief Minister was for having misused his office to high-handedly appoint Ms Phadte as programme officer at the Institute of Public Assistance (Provedoria) by abusing his position as a public servant, in obtaining illegally for her a plum appointment, at the cost of the state exchequer.
He prayed the Court to direct the ACB to forthwith register the FIR against Chief Minister and speedily investigate the case. (UNI)
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