Mumbai court orders summons for former Maharashtra DGP Satish Mathur in MHADA fraud complaint case
The Facts
- A Mumbai sessions court directed a magistrate to issue summonses to former Maharashtra DGP Satish Mathur and other senior Anti-Corruption Bureau officers.
- The court said the officers failed to register an FIR in a complaint concerning alleged MHADA fraud.
- After summons are issued, the magistrate has been directed to record evidence from the complainant and witnesses.
- Additional Sessions Judge Mujibodeen S. Shaikh had earlier set aside a magistrate court order that dismissed the complaint against the former ACB leadership.
- The court criticized the officers for keeping the complaint pending for more than two years while waiting for opinions from government departments.
- The complaint alleged that MHADA officials and developers caused a large public loss, with one report citing an estimated Rs 14,000 crore loss to the public exchequer.
Context
Who is Satish Mathur in this case?
He is the former Maharashtra director general of police and was among the senior Anti-Corruption Bureau officials named in the court’s order Hindustan Times,Indian Express,NewsDrum.
What did the court say should happen next?
The magistrate has been told to issue summonses and then proceed by recording evidence from the complainant and witnesses Hindustan Times,mid-day,NewsDrum.
What was the underlying complaint about?
The complaint alleged that MHADA officials and developers failed to surrender surplus saleable area, and that this inaction caused substantial loss to the public exchequer Indian Express,Rediff.com India Lt…,ThePrint.
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