Justice SN Shukla retired in July 2020. (File)
New Delhi:
The CBI has sought sanction from the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom to prosecute former Allahabad Excessive Courtroom decide SN Shukla within the notorious medical school admission corruption case involving greater judiciary.
The CBI had registered a corruption case on December 4, 2019 in opposition to then sitting Allahabad Excessive Courtroom decide Shri Narayan Shukla together with IM Quddusi, retired Chhattisgarh Excessive Courtroom decide and 4 others for acquiring a beneficial order to a Lucknow-based medical school in lieu of unlawful gratification.
Because the Supreme Courtroom’s in-house probe revealed gross misconduct on the a part of Justice SN Shukla, then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra had really useful for his impeachment in 2018 however he wasn’t impeached though Justice Misra’s predecessor Justice Ranjan Gogoi adopted it up with the central authorities.
Justice SN Shukla retired in July 2020.
The company had alleged, “A conspiracy was hatched at New Delhi between BP Yadav, Chairman of Lucknow-based Prasad Academic Belief, IM Quddusi, retired Justice of Hon’ble Excessive Courtroom of Chhattisgarh, Bhawana Pandey, a non-public individual via Sudhir Giri of Venkateshwara Medical Faculty (Meerut) as a way to get hold of a beneficial order from Justice Shri Narayan Shula of Excessive Courtroom of Allahabad at Lucknow Bench by corrupt and unlawful means. In furtherance of stated conspiracy IM Quddusi engaged Justice Shri Narayan Shukla, for managing the matter.”
Prasad Institute of Medical Science was debarred by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare from admitting medical college students for 2 years (2017-2019) due to substandard services and non-fulfilment of the required standards in Might 2017.
The Well being Ministry had additionally directed the Medical Council of India (MCI) to encash the Rs 2 crore financial institution assure submitted by Prasad Institute.
With the intention to get hold of a beneficial order, Prasad Institute withdrew its plea in opposition to the Well being Ministry order pending earlier than the Supreme Courtroom on August 24, 2017 to maneuver the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom.
Subsequently, the investigation revealed “IM Quddusi and BP Yadav met Justice Narayan Shukla on the morning of August 25, 2017 at his residence in Lucknow relating to the matter and delivered unlawful gratification”, sources advised NDTV.
On the identical day, a bench comprising of then Allahabad Excessive Courtroom Choose SN Shukla heard Prasad Institute’s plea and ordered “we hereby direct to record this matter on 31.08.2017, in the mean time the petitioner’s school shall not be delisted from the record of schools notified for counselling until the subsequent date of itemizing i.e. 31.08.2017. Additional, the encashment of the Financial institution Assure can be stayed until subsequent date of itemizing.”
The Medical Council of India challenged this order within the Supreme Courtroom, and the highest courtroom, whereas directing the financial institution assure to not be encashed, disposed the matter pending earlier than the Bench of Justice SN Shukla in Allahabad Excessive Courtroom.
Sources added “After the aforesaid developments, BP Yadav pursued with IM Quddusi to get again the unlawful gratification paid to Justice Shri Narayan Shukla and a part of the unlawful gratification was returned.”
Because the investigation has revealed the involvement of then Excessive Courtroom Choose SN Shukla within the aforesaid offence, the company has determined to chargesheet him as accused and has sought sanction from the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom.
