It is this order that is challenged in these appeals.
3352 3357/2002 SLP Nos.5097 5102/2001 SLP Nos.16496 97 of 2001 J U D G M E N T SANTOSH HEGDE, J. SLP Nos.6126 27/2001 Leave granted.
After the said order of this Court, the High Court by its impugned order held that it was necessary to inquire into the allegations made against the said Minister.
P. Nos.24759 and 28512 of 1999.
In the said writ petitions, originally the High Court had passed certain interim orders staying the action initiated by the Department against which the Department had filed SLPs before this Court which challenge was allowed and this Court as per its order dated 3.4.2000 while directing the parties to maintain status quo as on the date of the said order, requested the High Court to hear and dispose of all the writ petitions within a period of 6 months from that date.
It directed the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI at Delhi to hold an inquiry into the allegations made against the said Minister respondent No.2 as early as possible, preferably within 4 months from the date of the production of the certified companyy of the impugned order.
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In the said writ petitions he had made very serious allegations against Sri Markandey Chand who was then the Minister for Minor Irrigation and Rural Engineering Services in the Government of P. It is seen from the record that the said Minister had filed a companynter affidavit denying the allegations levelled against him.
These two appeals arise out of an order made by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad dated 16.3.2001 in Civil Misc.
The original writ petitioner had filed a number of writ petitions challenging the various actions taken by the Department against him.
