A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said government has already appointed a committee to probe the alleged corruption in the Games and the issue can be raised before it.The court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ajay Agrawal seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged irregularities in various Games-related projects.
A similar petition was filed by a group of retired bureacrats seeking the court's direction on the irregularities.The petitioners had sought an independent audit of the work and sealing of records pertaining to tenders, work measurement and expenses above Rs one lakh related to the Games.
In the petition, advocate Aggrwal had made Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the Cabinet Secretary, the Youth Affairs and Sports Secretary and CBI as respondents
(Published 20 October 2010, 11:41 IST)
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