Jharkhand High Court dismisses PIL seeking probe into assets of ex-ministers of Raghubar Das govt

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against former ministers of the Raghubar Das government, seeking an inquiry into their assets acquired while in power.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan was hearing a PIL seeking a probe into the assets of former ministers Amar Kumar Bauri, Neeraj Yadav, Neelkanth Singh, Louis Marandi and Randhir Singh.

All the five ministers held office during the earlier Raghubar Das-led BJP regime in Jharkhand.

In the 2020 plea, the petitioner had sought an inquiry by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) into the assets of the erstwhile ministers.

The Hemant Soren-led government, after coming to power, had given its assent for a probe to be conducted by the ACB.

The bureau had conducted an investigation, and registered a preliminary inquiry case in the matter.

The ministers were also served notices by the ACB.