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The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre and state,seeking their replies on a public interest litigation PIL petition filed against UP Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh.
The PIL alleged that Singh was involved in various malpractices,embezzlement and land grabbing,and sought registration of an FIR against him. It also sought a CBI inquiry against the officer. The Cabinet Secretary,considered to be a close aide of Chief Minister Mayawati,too has been asked to file his response,as he was made a party in the petition. The court also directed the petitioner to make the state government a party in the matter.
Taking the PIL,filed by one Vinod Kumar Verma,a resident of Pratapgarh,a division bench of the Hc passed the directions after a brief hearing in the matter.
