Supreme Court stays FIR order against CM TS Rawat
The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Uttarakhand High Court to order a CBI inquiry against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on charges of corruption. The Supreme Court has also issued notice on the petition of Trivendra Singh Rawat and Uttarakhand state. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had reached the Supreme Court against the order of Uttarakhand High Court to order a CBI inquiry by registering a case in the corruption case. Apart from this, the Uttarakhand government had also filed a special leave petition challenging the High Court order in the Supreme Court.
The case was registered on the petition of journalist Umesh Sharma
On October 27, the Uttarakhand High Court had quashed the case in connection with a video posted on social media accusing the Chief Minister of corruption, while delivering a verdict on the petition of journalist Umesh Sharma. Retired Professor Harendra Singh Rawat had lodged an FIR against Umesh Sharma in connection with the video put on social media. The High Court, in the order, quashed the said FIR and ordered CBI to investigate and register a case based on the allegations made in the journalist’s petition.
CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said – allegations are fake and baseless
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and the state government have challenged this order of the High Court in the Supreme Court. Rawat, opposing the High Court order, has said in the petition that he is the elected Chief Minister of the state and his name has been dragged on unnecessarily in this dispute to take political advantage. It said that Umesh Sharma’s petition filed in the High Court did not demand any investigation or CBI inquiry against him. In the petition, Umesh had demanded that FIR 0265-2020 lodged against him in Dehradun be quashed.
This is the whole case
Retired professor Harendra Singh Rawat had lodged an FIR at Rajpur police station in Dehradun against Umesh Sharma alleging blackmailing, codification of documents and wrongly obtaining bank accounts. It was alleged that Umesh had put the video on social media. It involved Amritesh Chauhan of Jharkhand depositing Rs 25 lakh during the demonetisation in the account of Professor Rawat and his wife Savita Rawat. Also, this amount of 25 lakhs was reportedly, asked to be given to CM Trivendra Singh Rawat. In the video, Savita Rawat was described as the real sister of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. According to Professor Rawat, then the facts are false and Umesh fraudulently got his bank papers made. Bank account information was also obtained illegally. Umesh Sharma had filed a petition in the High Court to quash the case, on which the High Court has given its verdict. The Chief Minister and the state government have reached the Supreme Court against the same.
Supreme Court granted relief
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has now got relief from the Supreme Court. For now, action will not be taken against the order issued by the High Court. It is certainly a relief news for CM Rawat.
