Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has requested the DLB director to look on September 9 and clarify why a choice has not been taken but on the appliance for prosecution sanction filed by the ACB in opposition to Heritage Nagar Nigam Mayor Munesh Gurjar. The court docket has additionally expressed shock that when the ACB has thought-about the crime in opposition to Munesh Gurjar confirmed in its investigation report, then why prosecution sanction has not been given. A single bench of Justice Sameer Jain gave this order whereas listening to the petition of Sudhanshu Singh.
During the listening to, advocate Anurag Sharma on behalf of the petitioner stated that Section 19 of the Anti-Corruption Act gives {that a} determination must be taken inside three months concerning prosecution approval. In instances the place authorized opinion is required, a further month might be taken. The ACB has written to the LB Director to acquire prosecution approval in opposition to Munesh Gurjar, however after 4 months, no determination has been taken on it but. Whereas the ACB has at its degree thought-about the crime in opposition to Munesh Gurjar and her husband and others to be confirmed. In such a scenario, the state authorities ought to be directed to determine the case associated to prosecution approval shortly. So that the ACB can current the cost sheet within the court docket. At the identical time, Public Against Corruption additionally submitted an software and requested to turn into a celebration within the case.
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It is value noting that the state authorities had suspended Munesh after the ACB motion within the case associated to the demand of bribe by Heritage Mayor’s husband Sushil Gurjar in lieu of issuing a municipal company lease. The High Court had stayed this suspension order. After this, the state authorities withdrew the suspension order, however later the state authorities suspended Munesh Gurjar once more on 22 September after investigation. The High Court had revoked Munesh’s suspension by order of December 2023.
