Land Acquisition Case: PIL filed against Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi in High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court judge has, currently, referred the PIL to another bench. It has been alleged that the Punjab government was duped of crores as the compensation in land acquisition was taken twice on behalf of Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.
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It has been demanded that an FIR should be registered against Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi in the case and the investigation of the case should be handed over to the CBI.
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This PIL has been put in the High Court on behalf of Dinesh Chadha of Aam Aadmi Party.
The PIL stated that in 1962 the land of Rana Sodhi's family was acquired by the Punjab government and its compensation was paid at that time only. Likewise, the land was again acquired by the Punjab government in 2012 and its compensation was also paid to Sodhi and his family members.
In this manner, the compensation for the same piece of land was given twice to Sodhi and his family, which is illegal.
It has been argued in the PIL that the High Power Committee of the Punjab Government has investigated the whole matter and termed it as a hoax. However, being a cabinet minister, no action was being taken against him.
Therefore, an FIR should be registered in this case and at the same time the investigation should be handed over to the CBI, Chadha urged.
-PTC News
