SC constituted SIT finds that corruption by NOIDA officials and their builder friendliness has led to payment of excessive compensation to farmers. SC orders SIT inquiry against officials and told UP govt to decide converting NOIDA into a Metropolitan Council.
SIT informed Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi that to assess collusion between farmers and officials, a forensic examination of assets acquired by officials and their family members for last decade needs to be examined. SC constituted fresh SIT to investigate this aspect.
A bench said new SIT, comprising three IPS officers, should include officers from forensic accounts department as well as economic offences wing. SC asked the chief secretary to place earlier SIT report before Council of Ministers for brining in change in NOIDA as recommended.
SC directed chief secretary to immediately post a Chief Vigilance Officer, preferably from IPS cadre or an officer from CAG, in NOIDA to ostensiby check corruption. It also said Citizens Advisory Boad be constituted immediately to appraise NOIDA about views of residents.
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