Writ seeking CBI probe into Orissa mining scam

Adjudicating over the PIL,the bench of Acting Chief Justice I M Quddusi and Justice Sanju Panda had issued notices to the CBI,Centre and state government to file their counters within four weeks.

The case would come up for next hearing after receiving the counter affidavits from the opposite parties,the bench ordered.

Rout in his petition has pointed out that since major mining in the country is in the Union list,Centre should step into the alleged mining scam which has rocked the state for the past few weeks.

Earlier,a Berhampur-based activist,Subrat Chandra Tripathy,in a PIL had requested the HC to order a CBI probe into Keonjhar mining scam,saying the ongoing vigilance enquiry into the matter would not reach a logical conclusion.