The High Court, on Monday, admitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to reveal the names of the persons involved in the liquor scam.
The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Sanjay Kumar, admitted the petition, which was filed by a lawyer who sought to direct the state government and the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to disclose the names of ministers and politicians involved in the alleged liquor syndicate.
The bench adjourned to 2 weeks the further hearing on the petition, which was filed by advocate Krishnaiah.
There is a nexus of ministers, MLAs, excise officials and journalists, and the syndicate helped in selling liquor sachets in violation of government-fixed prices, the petitioner pleaded.
He appealed to the court to direct the government to order for a CBI probe instead of the ACB handling the case, to get a fair and impartial investigation.
The bench said that this can be taken up once the ACB submits its report. If there is any difficulty in acquiring the report, a separate petition should be filed under the Right to Information Act, it said. (INN)
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